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Banning books is not what America is about

Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate. more

By Chuck Lavine | 11/30/23

Mary Jo O’Hagan, who has served on the Baldwin education board for more than a decade, became the new president of the board at the annual reorganization meeting.

New president appointed on the Baldwin Board of Education

Mary Jo O’Hagan was sworn in as the new president of the Baldwin education board during the reorganization meeting earlier this month. Her term on the board will continue through the next year. more

By Ben Fiebert | 7/30/23

Baldwin Board of Education trustees explained what the proposed spending plan contained at the May 3 budget hearing.

Baldwin School Budget passes with Pamela Green voted in. The spending plan focuses on the future

The Baldwin school budget passed on Tuesday evening with 1042 yes votes and 365 no votes. Propositions 2 through 6 were also passed with over 70% yes votes for each prop. Along with the budget and propositions passing, Pamela Green was elected to replace Karyn Reid as a trustee on the Board of Education this upcoming July. Baldwin Library Trustee Shereen Abed was also re-elected. more

By Ben Fiebert | 5/16/23

Pamela Green running for Baldwin Board of Education

Along with a budget vote on May 16, there will be a vote for a new trustee for the Baldwin Board of Education. more

By Ben Fiebert | 5/14/23

Your school vote matters, so use it wisely

Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . . more

5/11/23

Remembering Judy Heumann

My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more

By James Bernstein | 3/23/23

Conservative politics could play into school elections

The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more

By Alan Singer | 12/23/21

We must protect Long Island’s schools

There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts. more

By Lisa Tyson | 10/22/20

Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, of Assembly District 21, held a virtual forum on Aug. 4 to discuss schools reopening in September.

Educational leaders discuss challenges of reopening schools

Superintendents from the Oceanside, East Rockaway and Baldwin school districts spoke in a virtual forum Aug. 4 about obstacles to opening schools in September. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 8/5/20

Baldwin School District officials presented the proposed 2020-2021 budget at a March 11 meeting.

Baldwin school board adopts proposed 2020-2021 budget

The Baldwin Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt the proposed 2020-2021 school budget of about $138 million at its March 11 meeting. The tax levy, or the amount the district needs to … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/18/20

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