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This 3 page paper looks at school districts on New York's Long Island. Positive and negative aspects are discussed. Some topics addressed are tracking, tenure and the Regents exams. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to another (Williams, Brande, Brooks, Gualtieri & Swenson, 2003) . While some Long Island school districts struggle to offer "above-average educational" experiences for the students, others
do not make the grade (2003). Indeed, from the very wealthy districts of Great Neck and Kings Point to the more rural areas or shore towns like Shirley and Patchogue,
there is a world of difference in terms of education. As everyone knows, schools are supported by tax dollars. With a financial disparity between districts within Nassau and Suffolk counties,
there are certainly differences from one community to another. At the same time, there are some trends that emanate from Long Island in respect to education. Some are good and
some are not. What are these trends and where do they tend to thrive? Some positive trends include an attention to academics. Long Island schools, like all schools in New
York, focus on intensive Regents exams which to some extent create an atmosphere where students are taught to the test. At the same time, the Regents is prestigious and when
transferring out of Long Island for example, having taken the Regents exam is a plus. Along with Regents diplomas come a focus on math and science, something all too often
discarded by school systems around the nation. While other schools are dumbing down curriculums in an attempt to resolve the problems in education, Long Island schools are striving to meet
and exceed the needs of students in these areas in order to prepare them for the real world. For example, Long Island schools have spent millions of dollars to
get the students up to par to engaged in "Intel and Siemens science contests" (Rand, 2003, p.13). How and why are Long Island schools able to excel in a nation
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