Keyword: Education
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In light of recent vandalism at local schools, the Merrick School District is looking into the possibility of installing infrared cameras outside each of its three elementary schools to provide night vision, Assistant Superintendent Christine Grucci said at a recent South Merrick Community Civic Association meeting.
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David Weingrad
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11/2/10
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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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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recognized its National Merit semifinalists at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting.
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10/8/10
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The North Merrick Special Education PTA held its annual Walkathon under sunny skies on Saturday at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.
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10/7/10
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To the Editor:
As a Merrick taxpayer, parent of four, public school teacher and CPA, I've learned that sometimes the most obvious ideas become very good ideas. Consolidating the four Merrick and Bellmore elementary school districts would reduce school taxes with no impact of the quality of education or change in the daily activities of students.
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Jeff Glass
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8/12/10
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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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The State Department of Education recently upped its "cut scores" for elementary-level English and math tests, making it harder for children to pass the exams, and the change became a topic of discussion at Tuesday night's Merrick Board of Education meeting.
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David Weingrad
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8/11/10
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At a July 13 public meeting, the Bellmore-Merrick Central Board of Education announced that it would allow only Central District teams to play on its five main football fields, thereby prohibiting youth groups from using the fields for football, soccer, lacrosse and other sports.
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Scott Brinton
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7/15/10
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Elementary school children in North Merrick thinking of spending recess strolling the schoolyard with friends may have to think again.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/16/10
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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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