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Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more
It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more
In his State of the State address on Jan. 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment that school districts across the state have been subject to by 2017-18. That’s a major step in the right direction, but . . . more
Despite the possibility of receiving an increase in state aid in 2013-14, the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts still face financial challenges created by the state tax levy cap. more
Howard Goldstein was one of only a few residents who attended the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s budget forum on March 27. He said that at one time, these meetings were well attended, but people seem to care less and less as they pay more and more in taxes. more
Though the Lawrence School District will reduce its workforce by three, the proposed 2014-2015 budget includes a spending increase of $2.54 million over the current $93.1 million fiscal plan. more
The tax-levy cap for the Hewlett-Woodmere School District is estimated to be 2.1 percent for the 2014-15, according to district administrators, who also said that spending could increase by about $2 million from the $97.1 budget. more
Susette Prezios, the mother of three Hewlett-Woodmere students, attended the district’s public budget forum on March 21 and said that the decision to eliminate adult education programs in 2013-14 would have a negative impact on the community in which she grew up. more
For the third consecutive year, the Lawrence School District is proposing to reduce staff as part of an effort to deal with a budget deficit — and for the second straight year, the deficit totals $3.2 million. more
Although Hewlett resident Howard Goldstein’s two sons have graduated from high school and no longer attend the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, he decided to come to the budget forum on March 22. Goldstein was curious about how the state’s new 2 percent tax-levy cap would affect the district’s spending plan for 2012-13. more
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