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A prolonged standstill that has left West Hempstead teachers working without a contract for two years is nearing an end.
Following the release of a report filed by a state-appointed fact-finder, …
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By Lee Landor
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5/4/11
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“The board balanced the educational needs of West Hempstead with the economy,” James Hogan, superintendent of the West Hempstead school district, told attendees of the board’s April …
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By Lee Landor
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4/20/11
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“The only black person up there is your secretary,” said a tall woman, slapping her papers on the desk for emphasis.
The comment was directed at members of the Malverne Board of …
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By Lee Landor
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4/20/11
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Living a healthy lifestyle and encouraging proper nutrition in childhood years has become the new priority in the fight against obesity. It’s no different for West Hempstead High School …
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By Victoria Centrella
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4/6/11
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Randi Weingarten, former president of the United Federation of Teachers, now head of the American Federation of Teachers, recently delivered a speech titled, “Towards a True Development and Evaluation System.” She was being proactive by presenting her own plan in response to recent calls for revamping teacher assessment and tenure.
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By Steve Kussin
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3/17/11
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The New York Times reported last week that three-quarters of the 17,500 freshman at City University of New York’s six community colleges require remedial classes in reading and writing and math.
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Randi Kreiss
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3/10/11
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The West Hempstead Education Association held its Third Annual WHEA Volleyball Scholarship Game at the West Hempstead High School on Friday, March 4. The event, in which faculty members from …
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3/9/11
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Throughout the last two budget seasons, the West Hempstead school district has excessed nearly 85 positions, including administrators, teachers, clerical staff and coaches. It altered its academic …
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By Lee Landor
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3/9/11
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On April 19, 1969, members of Cornell University’s Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall on the Ithaca campus to protest a litany of perceived racial injustices after a cross was burned outside Wari House, a cooperative for African-American female students. During the occupation, AAS members smuggled in rifles and bandoliers of ammunition.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/2/11
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The West Hempstead school district’s contentious facilities-use policy remains unresolved, even after a four-hour policy session during which people on both sides of the aisle aired their …
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By Lee Landor and Svenja van den Woldenberg
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2/16/11
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