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Caroline Schozer, District 13’s new coordinator of curriculum and assessment, will have a big impact on the work students are doing in the classrooms.

Caroline Schozer spent many of her early years in Valley Stream. So her new job as District 13’s curriculum leader makes her feel right at home. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/13/12

In the graph above, the far-left column in each category represents the average Rockville Centre assessment scores in 2010. The middle column represents 2011, and the right column represents this year’s average district scores.

Rockville Centre students’ test scores rise

Students in the Rockville Centre school district showed marked improvement in this year’s state English Language Arts and math assessments. more

By Aaron Axelson | 7/25/12

Student assessments reveal gains and losses

Baldwin students’ performance on the 2011-12 state English Language Arts and mathematics assessments, given to those in grades 3 through 8, saw both gains and losses when compared with the results in 2010-11. more

By Chris Connolly | 7/25/12

Mangano and Ford hold property tax workshop in Island Park

If you live in and are the owner of a home, condominium or cooperative apartment, you may qualify for hundreds of dollars in property tax savings each year. To help you file for or learn more about the property tax exemptions you may be eligible for, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, in conjunction with Legislator Denise Ford, has arranged to bring Department of Assessment office operations to the Island Park Public Library, located at 176 Long Beach Road, on July 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. more

6/28/12

Tax hike looming in Valley Stream

A correction of the tax rolls to more accurately reflect commercial property values could cause a larger than normal tax increase for village homeowners when the 2012-13 budget takes effect. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/29/12

Carol Crupi, a leader in the fight against the flood maps, is president of the new civic group.

New civic group debuts in Valley Stream

Valley Stream’s newest civic group held its first meeting last week, focusing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps and their effect on property values. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/7/11

Ed Mangano's midterm report card

Halfway through his first term as county executive, Ed Mangano is proposing yet another budget that takes a hatchet to spending. more

9/29/11

Test scores disappoint Lynbrook, East Rockaway officials

The results of this year’s New York state English Language Arts and math assessments in grades 3 through 8 were upsetting, several Lynbrook and East Rockaway school administrators say. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 8/24/11

State exam standards still a 'challenge'

Local school districts say they are stepping up their games following the release of scores on state math and English tests given in the spring to students in third through eighth grades. Test … more

By Lee Landor | 8/19/11

Valley Stream to reassess commercial properties

Valley Stream officials have announced a plan to reassess all commercial properties in the village, in hopes they can put a stop to more than $1 million a year in tax refunds. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/4/11

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