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Learning to invest a first, important step

After recently discovering an article on Forbes.com about Warren Buffett’s recommended books to read, I chose to begin reading “The Intelligent Investor” by Benjamin Graham. Warren Buffet had commented...

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Success for our children begins with learning

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie hit the nail on the head in his comments to your editorial board about the impact of poverty on student preparedness (“Heastie gets to core of education woes,” Aug. 18)....

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Learning isn’t one-size-fits-all

For fear of being considered the Jimmy the Greek of education, I still must question the testing of grade school students to see how they have improved from the third grade to the eighth grade. What...

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A failed approach to U.S. education

It is time to give up the concept of school reform the way we are presently going about it in the United States. We are spending billions of dollars and getting nowhere. We should save the money or put...

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Disruptive pupils a problem

The introduction of legislation by state Assemblywoman and Education Chairwoman Catherine Nolan, D-Queens, to take away a teacher’s ability to discipline students again proves the complete lack of...

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Invest in future of Albany students

It’s time for Albany residents to approve a needed investment in our future. Physical improvements to a school building may not lead to drastic academic improvement; yet, it’s clear these changes will...

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How can structure impact learning?

The Albany school board will put a $180 million bond issue before the voters Feb. 9. The money would go toward reconstructing Albany High School. The voter must ask himself several questions: Given...

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Students need right environment

As a principal real estate broker, I know firsthand how important the school system is to buyers looking for a new home. An investment in a new learning environment at the high school will make our...

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Testing very likely to hurt students

“The grades are meaningless to the students.” These words were spoken by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on April 24, 2015. Even so, beginning this April 5 – one year later – all grade 3 through 8 public school...

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Education reforms worth investment

The article “Districts seeing surge of students,” Nov. 28, indicates an increase of public school students, especially in high-need urban districts, requiring parents, teachers and students to urge...

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