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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
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
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
A new superintendent designee has been named for the 2011-’12 school year. Director of Music and Arts-in-Education Gary Schall will be taking over for Dr. John Fitzsimons, who will be retiring at the end of the 2010-'11 school year. more
Lawrence superintendent Dr. John Fitzsimons is pressing ahead with a plan to increase instructional time by extending school hours next year, even as he confronts resistance from parents who say they are worried about the unintended consequences of such a change. more
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