Long Island Area Education & Schools Examiners
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In response to a very popular story, Brad Ferro, the Queens teacher caught punching Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in the face on MTV's...
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History EPCOT stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Walt Disney originally wanted Epcot to be a place where...
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There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Fred learns to make Good...
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December 29, 1876: A bridge over the Ashtabula River collapses. The bridge was 11 years old and was the first Howe-type wrought iron truss...
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Dear Dr. Fournier: I almost don’t know where to start. We are exactly where we were this time last year. My son did not do so well this semester in school, even though...
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The Washington Posts’ Nick Anderson questioned today Arne Duncan’s credentials as a wonderworker of Chicago public schools. While improvements were real and tangible,...
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Writing Thank you notes give your child an authentic writing sure to improve writing skills. Writing, like reading, does not improve by...
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Free lesson plans about recycling and the environment are being offered by Marcal, a small paper products company that has been making...
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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced legislation to protect children from misuse of restraint and seclusion practices. The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools...
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South east of Dresden, Germany lies a unique landscape of sandstone towers known as the Sächsische Schweitz (Saxon Switzerland). Long...
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Today in History
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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2009. There are 2 days left in the year.