Oceanside and Island Park school districts both would suffer a loss in state aid if the State Legislature goes along with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal.
The budget includes a …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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2/2/24
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At a budget workshop on Feb. 13, Oceanside School District officials revealed the first part of the proposed spending plan for the 2019-20 school year.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/28/19
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As far back as 1993, there was talk at the highest levels of government of consolidating Long Island school districts to save money and provide greater resources for the Island’s poorest districts. That debate is likely to be resurrected . . .
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1/25/18
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The state legislative session came to an end on June 17, and legislators have a lot of accomplishments to hang their hats on. There are, however, some notable things that did not get done.
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7/6/16
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In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent.
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1/21/16
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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Oceanside schools received mostly good news with the long overdue state aid school budget runs. According to the numbers, the district will receive $19.2 million next year, which is more than the almost $18 million it expected. That total includes building aid for construction projects.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/8/15
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal for a “circuit breaker” tax credit program for people who pay more than 6 percent of their income in property taxes is the second of three essential steps for real property tax relief.
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3/20/15
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Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . .
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2/25/15
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Governor Cuomo certainly puts the “bully” in bully pulpit. In his State of the State address . . .
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1/29/15
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