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Long Beach students continue to improve their performance on New York state’s standardized English Language Arts and math assessments, according to results released by the State Education Department last week.
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/25/12
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By a total count of 150 votes, incumbent school board trustee Darlene Tangney officially clinched the second seat on the Board of Education following a special election on Tuesday.
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By Vanessa Canner
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6/27/12
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A run-off election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at East School, 456 Neptune Blvd.
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By Vanessa Canner
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6/21/12
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There is little doubt that my wife and I overpaid for our home. When we were looking for a house to buy a decade ago, we had one search criterion in mind –– the schools had to be excellent. Period.
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6/7/12
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Last week, the federal government granted New York a waiver to provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act that will allow it to set new standards for students and not be held to the 2014 deadline of …
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By Alex Costello
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6/6/12
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After a newcomer’s win, a dead heat between two school board incumbents and a disputed absentee ballot, the Long Beach Board of Education election finally sorted itself out at Tuesday’s meeting: …
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By Vanessa Canner
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5/23/12
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Voters approved the Long Beach School District’s $122.1 million budget for 2012-13 by a healthy, 66 percent margin on Tuesday. In preliminary results released on Tuesday, the budget received 1,841 …
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Anthony Rifilato
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5/15/12
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A week before residents head to the polls to vote on the school budget May 15, the Board of Education gave a brief, final presentation on the district’s $122.1 million 2012-13 spending plan at its …
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By Vanessa Canner
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5/10/12
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School districts across the state faced tough choices this year as they drafted their 2012-13 budgets. With a state-mandated tax levy cap of 2 percent and a slew of federal and state-mandated cost …
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5/10/12
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The three candidates vying for two seats on the Board of Education squared off at a candidates’ forum at City Hall on Monday. Incumbents Darlene Tangney and Gina Guma, and challenger Stewart …
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Anthony Rifilato
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5/9/12
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