For the first time since the inception of the state tax-levy cap in 2011, the East Meadow School District’s proposed budget for 2015-16 will require a supermajority — 60 percent of the vote — to be approved on May 19.
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By David Weingrad
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4/1/15
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Residents will have the opportunity to approve the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program in the East Meadow School District in May’s budget vote, district officials announced at the Feb. 26 Board of Education meeting. If approved, a full-day program would begin in the 2015-16 school year.
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By David Weingrad
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2/27/15
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Even though it had just a little over a month to prepare, Island Park’s full-day pre-kindergarten program is off to a great start. The program, which is funded by a $600,000 grant from the New York State Board of Education, started on Sept. 29 at Lincoln Orens Middle School.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/8/14
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Island Park’s full-day pre-kindergarten will start Sept. 29, thanks to a grant from the New York State Education Department.
On Aug. 18, the Island Park school district was informed that it would receive a $600,000 grant for a full day pre-K. Since grantees for the 2014-15 school year must have a program ready this year, the district plans to set up the program as soon as possible.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/10/14
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Somehow, some way, in the next week, New York state will have a new budget. Almost all of the details will remain out of the public eye until the very last moment, and that’s probably a good thing.
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3/27/14
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is right: All kids deserve to attend pre-kindergarten.
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1/31/14
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County Executive Ed Mangano isn’t the only leader in the metropolitan area who is under pressure.
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12/12/13
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For the first time in a decade, Clear Stream Avenue School students will be together under one roof when kindergarten returns to the District 30 elementary school in September, no longer squeezed out by the building’s space constraints.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/3/13
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Anyone walking into the kindergarten wing at the Robert W. Carbonaro School last Friday afternoon was greeted by the smell of sugar and spice.
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12/19/12
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Not long ago, a typical day in kindergarten consisted primarily of playtime and social activities. This is no longer true as today’s kindergartners are busy developing their vocabulary, grammar and …
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10/25/12
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