Keyword: education
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A group of local dentists volunteered last week to help get kids on their way to building healthy teeth.
Seventy-five dentists from the Nassau County Dental Society, with the help of …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/9/11
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This year, the choice for the 3rd Congressional District seat is an easy one: Cast your vote for the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican from Seaford.
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10/14/10
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In a move that has confounded local school officials and is bound to confuse and upset many parents, State Education Department leaders recently announced that they were raising the raw scores that determine proficiency levels on the standardized tests taken by students in third through eighth grades.
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8/12/10
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Make it quick.
Long Beach residents will now have only three minutes to comment on agenda items at Board of Education meetings, after the board issued a new policy last month that shaves two …
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Anthony Rifilato
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7/8/10
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My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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By a margin of 150 votes, challenger Roy Lester beat incumbent Lynn Gergen to win another three-year term on the Long Beach Board of Education in the May 18 election. Lester garnered 52 percent of …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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5/26/10
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As a busy New York City wife, mother and attorney, Stephanie Bhonslay was searching for ways to spend quality time with her family. Gardening came to mind. Her concept grew into an idea for a business: providing personal coaching in the joy and know-how of gardening.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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5/14/10
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Tuesday's Board of Education election features two candidates vying for the seat currently held by Lynn Gergen, who is running for a second three-year term. Her challenger, Roy Lester, lost his …
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5/13/10
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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/30/10
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Last year, if you saw 15-year-old Shana Patrick roaming the halls of Long Beach High School, she was probably making a brief visit for the cafeteria or her ceramics class. The rest of her …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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4/22/10
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