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Getting our kids back to school must be a priority

An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . . more

8/12/21

Deadlines extended in school budget, board elections

Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16. more

6/7/20

School elections set for June 9

By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/4/20

Thank a school trustee today

It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . . more

10/27/16

From left: William Belmont, Heather Hanson, Renee Gaughran, Janessa Harvin, Michael Moreo, Patricia Nicoletti, Kristin Ochtera and Morgan Williams Avila.

8 vying for school board trustee seats

Eight candidates are running for four open seats across both East Rockaway and Lynbrook school districts. Their annual budget vote and Board of Education elections will be held on Tuesday, May 17. more

By Nick Ciccone | 4/27/16

Lesli Deninno, center, and Rob Paskoff, right, were sworn in as trustees at the reorganization meeting after coming in first and third, respectively, in this year's school elections.

Lynbrook BOE hosts reorganization meeting

ynbrook’s school board held its annual reorganization meeting on July 7, swearing in a new board member and electing new officers. One office remains open however, as the election for the board’s … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 7/15/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

It's not too late to get involved in the school budget process

Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . . more

2/25/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

Get involved in school budgeting

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

3/27/14

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