West Hempstead residents voted favorably for the proposed 2016-17 school budget of $59 million, carrying with it a .59 percent spending decrease from last year, and a 1.96 percent increase in the school tax levy. Residents supported by budget by a vote of 870 to 544.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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5/18/16
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Voters in Malverne responded very favorably to passing the school district’s proposed budget of $54.5 million, which brings a tax levy increase of .83 percent, the lowest the community has seen in two decades. They also easily voted in Proposition 2, which asked voters to approve $1.6 millin in expenditures of the capital reserve fund, which carries no additional cost for taxpayers, the district said.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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5/18/16
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By a count of 1,833 votes to 856, residents overwhelmingly approved the Long Beach School District’s $135 million budget for 2016-17 on Tuesday.
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By Ben Strack
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5/17/16
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Incumbent Leslyn Stewart is facing a challenge on the Elmont school board from Stewart Manor resident Michael Cantara. Stewart has been on the board for over a year and half, having been appointed …
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5/12/16
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In the current era of tight tax-cap restrictions and increasing health care costs, school districts across the state are faced with the challenge of presenting budgets that not only maintain, but also enhance, offerings to students.
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5/12/16
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As the public prepares to vote in the Long Beach school board election on Tuesday, dozens of residents gathered at Lindell Elementary School on Monday to hear the two candidates in the race address a variety of issues affecting the district.
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By Ben Strack
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5/11/16
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With Long Beach’s school board election set for May 17, Board of Education President Roy Lester and high school science teacher Perry Bodnar are slated to discuss their respective platforms at a candidates forum on May 9 at City Hall. The forum, organized by the Central Council PTA, will begin at 7 p.m.
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By Ben Strack
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5/5/16
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The filing deadline for Oceanside school board candidates has been reopened after Austin Graff, who was running against incumbent Michael D’Ambrosio for the board, dropped out of the race on April …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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5/4/16
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There are three seats up for election this year on the Levittown Board of Education. The district, the third largest in Nassau County, serves portions of Wantagh and Seaford.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Rebecca Anderson
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5/4/16
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Two candidates are squaring off for a seat on the Elmont Board of Education. Michael J. Cantara, 41, a pediatric physical therapist for the New York City Department of Education, is challenging …
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By Steve Smirti
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4/27/16
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