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 Wantagh School District’s enrollment has shrunk by more than 820 students, or 22.5 percent, since the 2008-09 school year. Its proposed budgets, meanwhile, have gone up 21.65 percent — about $15 million — over that same time.
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By Eden Laikin
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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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33 New York colleges pledge prospective students will not be penalized for anti-gun violence walkout
With high school students on Long Island and nationwide preparing to walk out of school on Wednesday in protest of gun violence, more than 200 colleges and universities have pledged students’ admission prospects will not be affected by any discipline they face at their schools for participating.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/12/18
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The Levittown Board of Education revealed the third draft of its proposed 2018-19 school budget on Feb. 28.
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By James Mattone
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3/8/18
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Anthony Cruz stood before the Board of Education at its meeting on Jan. 9 to explain why he thinks a student should serve as a non-voting member of the Board of Education.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/17/18
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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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The Island Park School District’s 2017-18 school budget passed on Tuesday with a vote of 241 to 115.
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By Ben Strack
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5/17/17
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By a count of 1,967 votes to 589, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $135 million budget for the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday.
Incumbents Dr. Dennis Ryan and Maureen Vrona …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/16/17
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With two seats on the Board of Education contested by three candidates, the Herald urges residents to re-elect incumbents Dr. Dennis Ryan and Maureen Vrona.
Ryan, who has served on the board for …
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5/11/17
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