Those who attended Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting entered the middle school auditorium unsure of what the 2014-15 district budget’s final spending and tax levy numbers would be, even …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/10/14
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The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent?
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3/27/14
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School officials floated a $130 million school budget for 2014-15 at Tuesday’s Board of Education work session, which maintains all school programs and raises the tax levy 3.75 percent. The …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/26/14
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted on Wednesday night to keep East School open to students, after the proposal spurred two months of heated discussion and criticism from parents.
The vote …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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2/6/14
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School district administrators came back to the public this week with a more detailed proposal for reconfiguring Long Beach’s elementary schools. But parents remain resistant to many of the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/19/13
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Parents voiced their outrage at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting after a presentation on the use of the district’s facilities included the possible closure of an elementary school.
The …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/29/13
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Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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11/11/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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School officials proposed a $93.2 million tax levy for the 2013-14 school year at the Feb. 26 Board of Education meeting, and parents expressed concerns about program cuts after the district …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/8/13
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Middle school students returned to the Lido Complex on Monday, as school officials reopened part of the building five weeks after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive flood damage.
All of the Long …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/6/12
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