Last June, Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature enacted a 2 percent property-tax-levy cap, limiting the increase in property taxes that a school district can collect to meet expenses — and limiting its ability to add programming to improve student performance.
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4/26/12
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Residents were given a first glimpse of the Long Beach School District’s preliminary 2012-13 budget on March 13, when district officials presented a draft of the spending plan to the Board of …
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By Fran Berkman
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3/21/12
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Residents raised concerns over the proposed multi-purpose football field at Long Beach High School yet again during a Board of Education work session, where Schools Superintendent David Weiss and …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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2/8/12
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Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year.
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1/5/12
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The Island Park School District will expand its partnership with the Long Beach School District this year, sharing transportation services — a move, school officials say, that will save both …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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9/21/11
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Though there were a few bright spots among the results of standardized tests released by the New York State Education Department in August, for the most part, Long Beach students scored lower on the …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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9/15/11
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Congratulations Long Beach, it looks like you finally have found your identity. For many years, it appeared that Long Beach could not make up its mind if it wanted to be a Coney Island or a Point …
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By Roy Lester
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9/15/11
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Make it quick.
Long Beach residents will now have only three minutes to comment on agenda items at Board of Education meetings, after the board issued a new policy last month that shaves two …
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Anthony Rifilato
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7/8/10
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By a margin of 150 votes, challenger Roy Lester beat incumbent Lynn Gergen to win another three-year term on the Long Beach Board of Education in the May 18 election. Lester garnered 52 percent of …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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5/26/10
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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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