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Bellmore-Merrick Central District making big changes to Regents plan

In the past, only Advanced Placement English students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District took the English Regents in January of 11th grade. The feeling was that they should be ready at that point to pass the exam with a high mark, giving them greater time to concentrate on the A.P. exam in May. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/15/16

Rabbi Ravid Tilles, back, center, joined Barry and Ruth Silverman and fellow Merrick Jewish Centre congregants for a session of ‘Ask the Rabbi’ as part of Al Haderech.

Al Haderech moves to educate congregants

Al Haderech, or “On the Path,” is an educational program that promotes the expansion of knowledge through several different topics pertaining to Judaism. Developed by Rabbi Ravid Tilles at the Merrick Jewish Centre in 2014, Al Haderech seeks to join the community together through insightful learning. more

By Stephany Reyes | 2/4/16

Get involved in the school budget process

In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent. more

1/21/16

Albany should resolve to fight corruption

New York’s Assembly members and senators have returned to Albany to begin the latest legislative session. In the coming months, they, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will produce the state budget. Important decisions will be made on . . . more

1/14/16

A chance to rethink Common Core

The Massachusetts State Board of Education recently rejected the battery of state exams required by the Common Core curriculum. It was a bold –– and pathetic –– move on the board’s part. more

12/3/15

Common Core task force: We can only hope

Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more

10/15/15

Kalimah Geter, from the New York State Education Department, watched as students from Lisa Drewes’s sixth-grade class brainstormed ideas in small groups.

State Education Department visits North Merrick

Children, teachers and staff members at Harold D. Fayette and Old Mill Road elementary schools welcomed special guests from the New York State Education Department on Sept. 29 after they achieved Reward School status. more

By Stephany Reyes | 10/7/15

Bellmore-Merrick parents and teachers in the elementary and high school districts gathered on Merrick Road for a rally for public education reform on Sept. 17. Mepham High School leave-replacement teacher Lisa Ralish, right, was one of the many who made their own colorful signs.

Teachers, parents protest state standards

Teachers and community members wasted little time in calling for public education reforms in the new school year when dozens of protesters gathered on Merrick Road for a Sept. 17 rally. … more

By Julie Mansmann | 10/5/15

Be properly prepared for a fire in your home

By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . . more

10/1/15

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

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