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Deadlines extended in school budget, board elections

Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16. more

6/7/20

School elections set for June 9

By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/4/20

Thank a school trustee today

It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . . more

10/27/16

School board works to update policies

The Baldwin Board of Education last week embarked on an ambitious, if arduous, effort to bring district policies -- both in language and in content -- in line with those of the New York State … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 2/3/16

O’Hagan honored for leading Nassau Suffolk School Boards Association

Baldwin Board of Education Vice President Mary Jo O’Hagan concluded her two-year tenure as president of the Nassau Suffolk School Boards Association at the organization’s 56th annual dinner on … more

6/23/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

It's not too late to get involved in the school budget process

Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . . more

2/25/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

Get involved in school budgeting

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? more

3/27/14

Jennifer Ryley, co-president of SEPTA, wrote a message to the school board.

A question of funds

The Baldwin Board of Education tried something new for its Community Input Meeting on Oct. 23 at Baldwin High School. Trustees put several questions to the community and collected the public’s answers in writing. more

By Chris Connolly | 10/30/13

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