There has long been a terrible assumption about school success: It largely depends on the genetic code with which you were born.
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4/18/13
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The arrests last week of Malcolm Smith, a leader of the State Senate, and Dan Halloran, a New York City councilman, along with political leaders in Queens and the Bronx, make it tempting to think that corruption dwells west of us; that Nassau County is not tainted by big-city dirty dealings.
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4/11/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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Within a few days after you read this, New York state will have a new budget. It will mark the earliest budget passage in the past 30 years.
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3/28/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes.
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3/21/13
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Q: I’ve been reading a lot lately about a 2% tax cap which the State has imposed on local governments and school districts. But my taxes aren’t going down? What is this all about?
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By A. Thomas Levin
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3/19/13
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Q: I have been unable to fill a vacancy in my retail building, shouldn’t the taxes come down?
A: Every property must be assessed each January, based on its condition. Unless you file a …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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3/19/13
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The Franklin Square School District will finalize its proposed tax levy increase at its pre-budget hearing on April 10. The boost in the tax levy, which will help the district raise the funds …
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Vikas Girdhar
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3/12/13
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A state appeals court has denied Nassau County’s attempt to shift the cost of refunding property-tax challenges to school districts and towns. The decision was reached unanimously on Feb. 27 by four justices of the New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
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By David Weingrad
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3/1/13
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