Despite last year’s vehement opposition to a proposed charter school in the Lawrence School District, which forced the applicants to withdraw the application in November, a similar group wants to open a newly named charter, the Lawrence Charter School. The group behind the effort submitted a letter of intent to the State Education Department ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/18/15
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The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . .
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12/24/14
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Born in Great Neck and educated in that district’s public schools, Roger Tilles has an indelible memory of the last time he was in a school building in the Lawrence School District which he visited on Sept. 19.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/24/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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Dear Santa:
We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture.
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12/19/13
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Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word.
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8/14/13
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Long Beach students continue to improve their performance on New York state’s standardized English Language Arts and math assessments, according to results released by the State Education Department last week.
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/25/12
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Though there were a few bright spots among the results of standardized tests released by the New York State Education Department in August, for the most part, Long Beach students scored lower on the …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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9/15/11
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