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District 13 is the only one of the four Valley Stream districts that provides transportation to and from school for students.

The nuts and bolts of school consolidation

While consolidation would create one set of standards in Valley Stream, the four school districts already cooperate behind the scenes, and work together to purchase goods and services to ensure the best possible price. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

The Green Acres Mall is part of the large commercial tax base which gives District 30 residents the lowest school taxes of the three elementary districts.

School merger would be only a tax benefit for some

While many school district leaders want consolidation studied for educational purposes, a merger of Valley Stream’s four districts would likely have an impact on people’s taxes — some for the better and some for the worse. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/20/10

Christine Sciglibaglio teaches Spanish to third-graders at the Robert W. Carbonaro School. The Spanish program is unique to District 24 among Valley Stream’s three elementary school districts.

One district would mean one education

A consolidated Valley Stream school district, for the first time, would create a unified elementary education in the community. This is one of the benefits that school leaders say would be brought about by a merger if it were to happen. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/13/10

Fourth-graders, from left, David Huang, Elijah St. Furcy, Michael McGuiness, Vyctoria Dinglas, Jared Stevenson and Josiah Kolthoff participated in the quiz competition during the Brain Challenge on Oct. 5 at the William L. Buck School.

A battle of the brains at Buck school

Students at the William L. Buck School had their wits challenged last week during an assembly program featuring mental and physical competitions. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/13/10

Schools from Valley Stream's four districts, clockwise from top left, Wheeler Avenue in District 13, Shaw Avenue in District 30, Central High School, and Robert W. Carbonaro in District 24.

Could four Valley Stream school districts become one?

Though consolidation of Valley Stream’s four school districts has been talked about since the Central High School District was formed in the 1920s, rarely have there been any serious efforts to form one unified school system. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/6/10

Robert W. CarBonaro School sixth-graders, from left, Sarah Haanraadts, Chelsy Hernandez, and Nicole Sarro worked hard washing cars at the Hendrickson Pool parking lot on Sept. 25.

Squeaky clean sixth-graders at Carbonaro [Photo gallery]

The sixth-grade class at the Robert W. Carbonaro School held a fundraising car wash at the Hendrickson Pool parking lot on Sept. 25. more

9/29/10

Sixth-graders at Wheeler Avenue get ready to start their last year of elementary school.

Valley Stream students head back to class

As summer faints into bygone memories, school opened with a bang as crowds of children and teenagers — more than 9,000 of them — rushed through the doors of Valley Stream schools for their first day on Sept. 8. more

Clarissa Hamlin and Andrew Hackmack | 9/15/10

Third and fourth grade students at the Robert W. Carbonaro School and throughout District 24 will have Spanish next year after federal jobs money helped restore the program.

Valley Stream schools get $1.8M

Valley Stream’s four school districts are in for some extra money, thanks to a new $10 billion federal education jobs bill. more

Andrew Hackmack | 9/1/10

District 24 summer workers, from left, Gerard Middleton, Lauren Grupp, Michael Giannone and Andrew Sommella.

Jobs await District 24’s former students

District 24 hires many of its former graduates to help get the schools ready for September. This year, there are a dozen high school and college students working in the Brooklyn Avenue, William L. Buck and Robert W. Carbonaro schools. more

Andrew Hackmack | 8/11/10

Test scores fall in Valley Stream, state

Test scores fell in all four Valley Stream school districts, across Long Island and throughout New York after the State Education Department raised the passing mark on state assessments in an effort to better prepare students for higher education. more

Andrew Hackmack | 8/4/10

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