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Salary cap: a symbolic finger in the dike

Depending on your point of view, Governor Cuomo’s proposed superintendent salary cap is either a good start on the road to reining in exorbitant taxes across New York state or, at best, a symbolic gesture. more

3/10/11

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke of the looming state budget deficit during a question-and-answer session with Herald editors on March 4.

Skelos: Don't miss chance to trim spending

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending. more

Judy Rattner | 3/9/11

During a presentation of the proposed state budget at Hofstra University on Feb. 7, Cuomo told the audience that one way for school districts to offset his proposed cuts in aid for education would be to tap into reserves compiled over the years.

Not ready to crack open the piggy bank in East Meadow

The rainy day is here. At least that’s what Gov. Andrew Cuomo hinted recently when he pointed out that school districts maintain special reserve funds for economic times like … more

by Mike Caputo | 2/16/11

Superintendent Louis DeAngelo, fourth from right at a recent meeting, submitted his school budget proposal to members of the East Meadow Board of Education on Jan. 28.

East Meadow school budget plan preserves jobs, programs

With economic uncertainties looming, East Meadow School District administrators have crafted a draft budget for the 2011-12 school year. What is certain is that little help is expected from the … more

by Mike Caputo | 2/2/11

East Meadow budget season begins

East Meadow school briefs for issue of Jan.6-12. more

1/8/11

Merrick superintendent Melucci sets the record straight

Recently, Nassau County superintendents of schools received literature from County Executive Ed Mangano regarding his 2011 “No Property Tax Increase Budget.” As part of this proposed budget, county legislators voted, strictly along party lines, to shift the financial expense of paying county assessment errors from Nassau County to the local school districts. We certainly agree that the assessment system is broken; however, shifting the responsibility to the school districts will not help fix it. more

| 12/16/10

Teachers from the Hicksville School District turned out in force to protest the proposed elimination of the county guarantee that it will pay for property-tax challenges, saying the plan would mean higher property taxes and reduced services for the schools.

Vote on county property-tax plan to take place by Oct. 29

The Nassau Legislature's hearing on its 2011 budget became heated on Monday over a proposal to nix the county's longstanding guarantee to pay for property owners' challenges to its tax assessments. If passed, the plan would effectively shift that burden to school districts and towns. more

David Weingrad and Scott Brinton | 10/18/10

Protesters lobby against property-tax plan

Dozens of protesters from throughout Nassau County converged on the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Monday morning to see whether the county Legislature would vote on a proposal to nix the county’s guarantee that it will pay for challenges to property owners’ assessments. more

David Weingrad | 10/18/10

East Meadow School District's budget proposal preserves all academic and co-curricular programs.

An overview of the East Meadow school, library budgets

The voters head to the booths on Tuesday at their local elementary schools to decide on this year's budget proposals for the East Meadow School District and the East Meadow Public Library.East Meadow … more

Mike Caputo | 5/12/10

New contracts for East Meadow teachers, administrators

Members of the bargaining units representing teachers, school-related personnel and administrators ratified new two-year contracts with the East Meadow School District. The East … more

Mike Caputo | 4/15/10

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