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Districts face uncertainty over Ed. Dept. tion refor m, and ensuring equal access to education. While the department does The Trump administration’s not directly interact with recent announcement that they school districts on a day-to-day are working on an executive basis and has little oversight order to eliminate the Depart- over the curricula at schools in ment of Education has caused New York (which is handled by ripples through the academic the state’s Education Departworld, with very litment). It does protle clarity on what vide a wide range of the dissolution of funding that supthe federal agency ports low-income, would look like. special education Local superintenand disabled stud e n t s a n d s ch o o l d e n t s a c ro s s t h e leaders on the North country. Shore have At the North expressed varying Shore School Dislevels of concern at trict, which receives the potential loss of nearly $3.4 million federal aid, but say in federal funding they are remaining annually according focused on ensuring CHRIS ZUBLIONIS to the National Centheir students con- superintendent, ter for Education tinue to receive the North Shore School Statistics, Superinbest education the District tendent Chris Zubdistricts can offer. lionis explained that The Department while the district’s of Education was founded in educational standards wouldn’t 1979 during the Carter adminis- change if the department was tration. It’s responsible for dissolved, it’s unclear how monitoring and establishing much of their funding would be policies on federal financial aid lost or if that revenue would for education, collecting and instead be funneled through disseminating data on Ameri- the state. ca’s schools, focusing national “Day to day it’s unclear,” attention on the need for educa-
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Busting a move Kyle Erikosn, left, Angela Howard, and Veronika Simeonova performed a ballroom dance showcase at St. Luke’s Church for Sea Cliff’s Senior Outreach Program. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Local leaders honor Black history
Town hosts presentation on African-Americans in O.B. By LUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Town of Oyster Bay residents and elected officials celebrated Black History Month on Tuesday, when the town hosted a celebration of extraordinary African Americans in Oyster Bay and Nassau County. Town Supervisor Joe Saladino welcomed other local elected leaders, educators, community leaders and residents. The event began with a performance by the Black Voices of Nassau County, who sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning.” Saladino said that supporting and remember-
ing Black history is integral to celebrating broader American history, describing it as part of the “mosaic” of the past. “We all want to remind everyone that black history is American history,” he said. “Democracy is something very important to us. Advocacy has one direction: forward.” Saladino shared the story of Edward Perkins, who shared a tent with Saladino’s father during his stint in the Marines, and went on to served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations and Australia, as well as director general of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Corps. Perkins. Saladino described PerCONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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