Local elected and school officials and parents joined the swelling chorus last week of those opposed to a proposal to use federal funds to arm classroom teachers, including in Franklin Square, Elmont …
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By Timothy Denton
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9/6/18
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Nearly half of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education seats will be filled by trustees who didn’t serve there last year. Following reorganization meetings for the three elementary districts on Monday, four of the nine seats will change hands for the 2014-15 school years.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/9/14
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Residents of Valley Stream’s four school districts approved their budgets on Tuesday night, and an incumbent Board of Education trustee in District 13 was defeated.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/20/14
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Budget preview for Valley Stream elementary Districts 13, 24 and 30.
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5/15/14
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Voters in Valley Stream’s school districts will vote on a combined $215 million worth of spending when they head to the polls on Tuesday. This year’s budgets are all tax-cap-compliant, and keep program intact.
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5/15/14
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There will be contested elections in only one of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts this year when voters head to the polls for the school budget and Board of Education vote on May 20.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/23/14
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“This is what my favorite event of the year is,” Valley Stream Council of PTAs President Michelle D’Elia said in welcoming hundreds of parents, teachers, students, administrators and Board of Education members to the 53rd annual Lights On For Education program on April 10.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/16/14
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Students and teachers in Valley Stream celebrated the 100th day of the school year on Feb. 26. In the elementary schools, students sang, marched in parades, wore hats and glasses, and counted 100 of various objects.
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3/5/14
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Two new trustees have officially taken their seats on Valley Stream’s elementary boards of education following reorganization meetings held over the last two weeks.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/10/13
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This was not an easy year for Valley Stream’s four school districts, with the pressure of the property tax cap, rising health insurance and pension costs, and new mandates from the Common Core Learning Standards and teacher evaluation system.
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5/16/13
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