Long Beach High School was designated a “School of Opportunity” and earned a Silver Award in an initiative conducted by the National Education Policy Center seeking to recognize excellence in …
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By Matthew Ern
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5/14/15
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The city has reached an agreement with the Long Beach Public School District to increase efficiency by sharing services, an effort aimed at reducing costs and saving taxpayers money.
The City …
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By Matthew Ern
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4/29/15
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted to adopt a budget of $131.9 million for the 2015-16 school year, along with a tax levy of $99 million, at its April 14 board meeting. The public will vote on …
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By Matthew Ern
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4/23/15
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The test-refusal movement has picked up steam in recent weeks in New York, as state aid for school districts has been tied to reforms proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that include changes to the teacher evaluation system that would more heavily emphasize standardized test scores.
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By Matthew Ern
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4/15/15
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As part of the tentative state budget announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and adopted by the Legislature earlier this month, approximately $20.9 million in education aid has been earmarked for the Long Beach School District for the 2015-16 school year, an 8.38 percent increase over this year’s roughly $19 million.
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By Matthew Ern
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4/8/15
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As school budget talks continue, school officials discussed the district’s proposed tax levy for the 2015-16 school year at the March 10 Board of Education meeting.
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By Matthew Ern
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3/19/15
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Last week, the New York State Department of Education released the Annual Professional Performance Review scores for the 2012-13 school year, which are meant to rate teachers’ effectiveness.
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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9/3/14
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The state math and English Language Arts assessment scores for grades three through eight were released last week, and while some gains were made in the second year of testing under the Common Core …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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8/20/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the final 2014-15 state budget last week, which provides hundreds of millions of dollars more in state education aid than the original proposal.
The budget provides …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/11/14
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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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