Last week, the Herald presented some questions that the candidates for Board of Education answered in their own words. It is our hope that these questions will help give the voters a better idea of …
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5/14/14
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Class sizes and the new lights at the high school field were the two controversial topics that the Board of Education took up at its meeting last week.
Board members discussed slight revisions to …
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By Alex Costello
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5/14/14
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Every year, the Herald ask the candidates for the Board of Education to answer questions about the race and education so that residents have a better idea of who they will be voting for.
This …
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5/7/14
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Rockville Centre residents will have more than just a budget to vote for this year, as there are contested races for seats on both the school district and library Board of Trustees.
There are …
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By Alex Costello
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4/30/14
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For the second straight year, parents’ requests for more teachers and smaller classes in Rockville Centre’s elementary schools have been denied by the Board of Education.
At a budget hearing …
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By Alex Costello
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4/2/14
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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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With the end of the school year on the horizon, Rockville Centre School District administrators were forced to make a choice for eighth-grade algebra students: Which of the two Regents exams that …
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By Alex Costello
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1/16/14
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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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Nearly 100 parents attended the Board of Education meeting last week to protest the board’s decision to allow them to transfer their children to other schools, and to demand more and smaller …
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By Alex Costello
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8/15/13
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The Rockville Centre Board of Education stirred up controversy when it approved a resolution allowing parents to transfer their children from crowded classes to smaller classes at other elementary …
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By Alex Costello
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7/24/13
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