Tuesday's Board of Education election features two candidates vying for the seat currently held by Lynn Gergen, who is running for a second three-year term. Her challenger, Roy Lester, lost his …
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5/13/10
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The Herald asked the two candidates for school board, incumbent Lynn Gergen and challenger Roy Lester, for their views on topics of concern to residents. This is the second part of a two-part …
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5/13/10
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There was a sparse showing at the Board of Education candidates forum hosted by the Central Council PTA at City Hall on Monday. About 30 residents gathered in the auditorium to hear board President …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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5/13/10
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During this election season for the Long Beach Board of Education, which will culminate in the May 18 vote, the Herald has asked candidates, incumbent Lynn Gergen and challenger Roy Lester, for their …
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5/6/10
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The Long Beach Board of Education seat held by President Lynn Gergen is up for election next month, and former Trustee Roy Lester is planning to challenge her.
Gergen has …
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Ariella Monti
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4/21/10
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School board discourages participation
To the Editor:
The Long Beach Board of Education is doing its part to make sure that their families are fully employed at taxpayers’ expense.
At …
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3/18/10
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In November 2008, the Empire Center For New York State Policy published a policy paper entitled “Lifting the Shroud of Secrecy From Public Employee Contracts.” The article started with the sentence “The ‘people’s right to know’ is a hollow concept when government can withhold vital information until it is too late for the people’s voice to be heard.” Unfortunately, it seems that the new Long Beach Board of Education’s philosophy about the “people’s right to know” is that the less the people know, the better off the board is.
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10/29/09
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