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The Oceanside School District held the line on most instructional materials spending, but had to spend more for its new EnVision Math program.

On Feb. 28, in front of sizable crowd of teachers, parents and students in the School 4 auditorium, Oceanside School District officials presented their second workshop on the 2011-12 budget, and the … more

Tom Steinert | 3/9/11

Oceanside and Island Park both met or exceeded the state average for students passing the standardized tests given every year. Fewer students passed this year than last year, though, which is mainly attributed to more rigorous passing standards for the exams.

Oceanside and Island Park earn high marks

The New York State Department of Education recently released its report cards for school districts, charting how well students performed on the 2009-10 state tests. And both Oceanside and Island … more

Alex Costello | 3/2/11

Teacher retirements will save Oceanside $4 million

Oceanside teachers had until Feb. 11 to decided whether they would opt into the district’s cost-saving retirement incentive program, which Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown announced at the December … more

by Alex Costello | 2/23/11

Doing more with less

Last Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a two percent tax cap and said state aid for school districts would be curtailed significantly for the 2011-12 school year, which were two items Oceanside … more

Tom Steinert | 2/9/11

A big increase to start

The Oceanside School District kicked off its months-long budget process with its first workshop on Jan. 24, highlighting select pages from the 2011-12 spending plan, of which the biggest change was a … more

Tom Steinert | 2/2/11

Cut salaries, not teachers

To the Editor: I was disturbed to read about the 80 layoffs that will take place in Oceanside’s school system (“Cutting back,” Jan. 13-19). I strongly believe that our administrators need … more

1/26/11

Oceanside School District tightens its belt

When Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Herb Brown announced at the Dec. 20 Board of Education meeting that he was looking at the possibility of having to cut 30 positions next year, it was … more

Alex Costello | 1/19/11

Oceanside cuts back

“We’re going to be needing to cut back,” Schools Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown said at the most recent Oceanside Board of Education meeting, on Dec. 20. The meeting addressed the school … more

Tom Steinert | 1/12/11

Island Park high school students can choose between West Hempstead High School and Long Beach High School. As more students choose LBHS, tuition is decreasing at WHHS.

We 'love' Island Park students: West Hempstead school district

Island Park’s fourth class of students have just made their choice for which high school they will be attending next year — Long Beach or West Hempstead. And with more than 100 Island … more

By Alex Costello | 1/12/11

Oceanside fights for the schools

Oceanside Schools Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown announced at a recent school board meeting that the district plans to take part in a lawsuit against Nassau County over the repeal of the county … more

Tom Steinert | 1/5/11

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