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State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million.
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2/25/10
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West Hempstead Union Free School District board member Martin Kaye earned top honors last week from the state for his exemplary work as a public education advocate.
The New York State School …
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Lee Landor
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2/25/10
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Throughout the next two months, the Malverne Board of Education will face the challenging task of reviewing and revamping the 2010-2011 proposed budget, which was presented to the board during a …
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Lee Landor
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2/18/10
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A year ago, 23-year-old William May lost his job managing a welding supply company in Westbury. So, the young father decided to join his wife, Kara, 21, as a student at Nassau Community College in Garden City.
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Scott Brinton
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2/16/10
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The Island Park Theatre Group, in concert with The Island Park Schools Recreation Department, will proudly present "On Broadway - A Musical Revue!" featuring local talent of all ages from all communities. Come and experience Broadway-style singing and dancing at a fraction of the cost -- and ten times the fun!
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Mary Malloy
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2/14/10
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To express their gratitude to those who’ve served in the military, the fifth-grade class at Howard T. Herber Middle School made Valentine’s Day cards for hospitalized veterans.
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2/11/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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Last week I presented the first installment of an interview with John Halligan, a father whose son was a victim of school bullying and committed suicide. The interview is a natural outgrowth of a recent mini-series that ran in the Principal's Office about bullying and anti-bullying programs.
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Steve Kussin
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1/22/10
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School districts across the South Shore had their state aid allotments for December held back when Gov. David Paterson ordered the payments halted so the state could stay in the black.
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1/21/10
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Several weeks ago, I ran a two-part series on bullying and what schools are trying to do to deal with this growing problem. Shortly after, I caught the last few minutes of a TV interview with John Halligan, whose son Ryan was a victim of bullying and ultimately committed suicide. It was a riveting, heart-wrenching, and eye-opening talk. I wanted to share his story with my readers with a firsthand account of what occurred and tried to track John down via the Internet.
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Steve Kussin
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1/14/10
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