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State should rethink its local-diploma policy
Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more
Here we go again: a new set of learning standards
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. more
Board of Education candidates vie for 7 open seats in Valley Stream
The annual school budget vote is Tuesday, May 16. Ten candidates are running for seven open seats in districts 13, 24 and 30. more
Ed Fale, the District 24 superintendent, and the district's Board of Education requested the joint-boards meeting on may 4. The boards meet when they have items of mutual interest to discuss.
Valley Stream school districts clash over tax-burden distribution
A joint-boards meeting among the Valley Stream schools on May 4 in the Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School cafeteria had more characteristics of a tense courtroom than of a typical Board of Education meeting, with lawyers offering interpretations of state education law, school officials clicking through slideshows about property taxes and occasional outbursts by residents. more
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Recognizing holidays means respecting Muslims
About 100 people stood at the beginning of the Central High School District’s regular board meeting on Feb. 14 to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. more
A lifetime of service to Valley Stream schools
Harris Dinkoff, who served on the District 13 Board of Education for 33 years, died on Dec. 31 after a brief illness. He was 89. more
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Valley Stream District 24 student councils honor Board of Education
Representatives from newly-elected student councils in school district 24 praised the board of education on Nov. 30 for volunteering their time and effort for the school community. more
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State must revamp school violence reporting
Nearly half a million students, ages 12 to 18, fell victim to violence at schools across the U.S. in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available, according to . . . more
Thank a school trustee today
It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . . more
State must get Common Core right this time
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. more
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