Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight.
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4/11/19
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Scholastic’s book fairs are typically held at elementary and middle schools, but that didn’t stop Oceanside High School from having one on March 6.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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3/14/19
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It has come to our attention that a group of concerned parents are lobbying the Board of Education to reinstate a lower-track class, thus undoing the requirement for all students to take International Baccalaureate, or IB, English in grades 11 and 12, and IB History in 11th grade.
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By Delia Garrity, Robin Calitri and Carol Burris
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11/15/18
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I recently read about Special Education Partners’ opposition to the Rockville Centre School District’s policy mandating that all students, including those with special needs, enroll in International Baccalaureate English and history courses.
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By Zachary Richner
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11/15/18
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There will be one fewer pit stop for car enthusiasts heading to Cruise Night in Oyster Bay next summer. Obar Auto Parts, on South Street, closed for good last week. Pediatrician Dr. Greg Gulbransen, …
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By Laura Lane
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11/9/18
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New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core.
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6/1/17
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Nearly 95,000 Long Island children in grades three through eight — roughly 52 percent of the total — did not take the New York state standardized English Language Arts exam last week, as the “opt-out” movement continued . . .
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4/6/17
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Last year, the New York State Department of Education reformed its English Language Arts and mathematics exams after years of parents refusing to let their children take the tests. The changes, however, did not assuage Lynbrook and East Rockaway parents, who continued to opt their children out of the exams in 2017.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/6/17
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As part of a long-standing tradition at North Oceanside School No. 5, students in the district’s English as a New Language class held a Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 18. for their parents, community members, and administrators.
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By Ben Strack
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11/29/16
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Here we go again: The New York State Education Department is revising its grades-three-to-eight English and math standards. We can only say, with fingers crossed, that we hope the state will get it right this time.
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10/13/16
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