By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Board of Education Trustee Darlene Tangney announced last week that she is not seeking re-election to a fourth term this year, paving the way for four …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted 4 to 1 on April 12, with Dr. Dennis Ryan as the dissenting vote, to adopt a $140 million budget that is about $4.6 million larger than the current spending …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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School district officials proposed a budget of about $140 million for the 2018-19 school year at the March 22 Board of Education meeting, an increase of about $4.7 million over the current spending …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/5/18
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The Long Beach Board of Education announced on Wednesday that interim superintendent Dr. Jennifer Gallagher would be appointed as superintendent of schools at Thursday’s school board meeting. …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/22/18
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Long Beach High School students will be among the thousands of teenagers expected to walk out of their schools on March 14 as part of a national movement to honor the victims killed in the school …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/9/18
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In the wake of last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla., local school districts — including Long Beach — are taking a closer look at their emergency preparedness plans.
Long Beach …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/22/18
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The Long Beach Board of Education kicked off budget talks last month, and district officials say that next year’s proposed spending plan is expected to increase by $3.4 million, mainly due to …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/15/18
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Hundreds of parents in the Long Beach School District have signed a petition calling for the return of recess after the district replaced the unstructured playtime with phys. ed. classes to meet …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/15/18
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For the fourth straight year, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office put the Long Beach School District on its list of fiscally stressed districts, though school officials say that the designation …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/1/18
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The Board of Education voted 4-1 to hire a consulting firm at its Oct. 12 meeting to aid the district in its search for a new superintendent.
After former Schools Superintendent David Weiss …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/2/17
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