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The shell game we like to call graduation rates

State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate. more

By Mark Nolan | 3/9/23

Our kids can’t do the math

When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet. more

By Alan Singer | 11/10/22

Valley Stream Central High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month. Above, a history class at the school.

V.S. Central High School is National Blue Ribbon winner

The U.S. Department of Education recently released its list of 297 schools across the country that have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. The award, created in 1982, is widely … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/29/22

The Valley Stream Central High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School for academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.

V.S. Central named a Blue Ribbon School

Valley Stream Central High School was one of four Long Island schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools for academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month. Central … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/22/22

Want to ensure democracy? Invest in education.

Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . . more

9/1/22

Superintendents, SCHOOL trustees, and other top education leaders gathered for the SCOPE 37th Annual Dinner Meeting held at the Bourne Mansion last Tuesday to discuss the role and importance of school leaders for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Roxanne Garcia-France, back row and second from right, was among the attendees.

LI’s school leaders attend SCOPE dinner

Long Island’s public-school leaders and administrators gathered for SCOPE Education Services’ 37th Annual Dinner Meeting at Oakdale’s Bourne Mansion last Tuesday. The event offered … more

By Juan Lasso | 8/26/22

Maria Conzatti has spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.

Maria Conzatti holds down fort at NCC

Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that community through a number of new … more

By Karina Kovac | 8/18/22

Governor DeSantis: Teachers need to be educated

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs. more

8/11/22

Attorneys, how about teaching law school?

Calling all lawyers: We need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom. more

By Sara J. Berman | 6/23/22

Valley Stream Central High School District administrators recognized twenty-five district faculty members receive tenure on May 10.

Central High district faculty granted tenure

The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education and administration announced the tenure of 3 administrators, 19 teachers, and 3 assistant teachers at the BOE’s business … more

By Juan Lasso | 6/2/22

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