In this video profile, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School educators, students, and partners explain how the school has implemented a robust news literacy program, designed to help students learn to thoughtfully examine the many sources of information around them. As one educator puts it, this program “is the way in which [students are] empowered to interrogate the news and, know that they have an informed, accurate understanding.”

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School InformationPlainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School

Mr. James Murray

Principal at time of Nomination

50 Kennedy Drive
Plainview, NY 11803-4030
(516) 434-3125https://www.pobschools.org/jfkhsPlainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School

Student Demographics 2020 Number of students grades 9-121542Students eligible for subsidized meals11%Students receiving special ed services15%ELL Students2%African American students.2%White students71%Asian students23%Hispanic or Latino students5.4%Two or More Races.4%Student mobility rate1%

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