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The budget's on time. That's the good news.

Within a few days after you read this, New York state will have a new budget. It will mark the earliest budget passage in the past 30 years. more

3/28/13

Cutting the fat . . . and the meat, and the bone

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration. more

3/28/13

Civic Law

Q: I’ve been reading a lot lately about a 2% tax cap which the State has imposed on local governments and school districts. But my taxes aren’t going down? What is this all about? A: … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 3/19/13

No budget cuts planned in District 13

While many school districts on Long Island will be cutting programs and staff next year, District 13 is expected to maintain the status quo. In the first budget presentation to the Board of Education and public on Feb. 13, administrators proposed a spending plan that would keep everything in tact. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/20/13

Whatever happened to mandate relief?

New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year. more

2/14/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

Mental health services are crucial to our schools

Over the past few years, the state and federal governments have made it a priority to improve school students’ physical well-being. more

1/17/13

School budgets in the age of the tax cap

School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap. more

5/24/12

Students arrived by bus for the first day of school at Howell Road School in September. If a bus proposition passes in May, more children would be eligible to receive transportation to and from school in District 13.

District 13 bus vote slated for May 15

The District 13 community will vote on a bus proposition, which would reduce the distance from school beyond which fourth- through sixth-graders are eligible for busing, on May 15 — the same day as the District’s proposed 2012-13 school budget vote. more

By Brian Croce | 3/7/12

Parents in District 13 have successfully petitioned for a proposition that would expand bus service to all children living at least a half-mile from their school.

Expanded busing on May ballot in District 13

District 13 voters will decide in May on a proposition to expand bus service for all children living at least a half-mile from school. A petition was submitted to the district last month and by law must be placed on the ballot. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/2/12

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