After continuing their review of line items in the 2010-11 school spending plan that has already seen a reduction of $601,00 with no cuts to educational programs, Board of Education trustees and …
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Judy Rattner
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3/10/10
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On March 1, the Oceanside Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss smaller line items of its proposed budget. At just under $128.6 million, the 2010-11 budget amounts to a $2.5 million …
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Alex Costello
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3/10/10
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The New York Times nailed Gov. David Paterson last week in an alleged abuse-of-power case, so much so that he was forced to drop out of the 2010 gubernatorial race. Yet there was Paterson, in typical fashion, denying culpability.
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Scott Brinton
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3/10/10
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A tentative 2010-11 budget for the Valley Stream Central High School District contains a 2.99 percent tax levy increase and a spending increase of less than 1 percent.
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Anthony Bottan
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3/10/10
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Lawrence Superintendent Dr. John Fitzsimons is proposing a 2010/2011 budget that would rise 2.85 percent from the current year with a tax levy increase of 5.2 percent, but the school board is hoping the spending plan can be tweaked to enhance its chance of passage in May.
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Andrew Coen
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3/3/10
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The proposed 2010-11 budget for District 13 contains less than a one percent spending increase from this year to next, and a 3.34 percent tax levy increase. Though the budget is tentative, if passed, the average homeowner would pay an extra $39 in school taxes.
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Anthony Bottan
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3/3/10
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The East Rockaway school district stands to lose more than $500,000 in state aid for the 2010-11 school year if Gov. David Paterson’s proposed statewide cuts to close a burgeoning state deficit become a reality.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/24/10
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If Gov. David Paterson’s 2010-11 budget is approved by the State Legislature on April 1, Valley Stream State Park will be one of 10 Long Island parks closed due to $29 million in service cuts to the state’s parks department.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/24/10
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With state school aid still a question, recent 2010-11 budget talks for local elementary districts have hardly been easy. Like other districts across the state, the Franklin Square and Elmont elementary districts are having to make some tough decisions, including facing the possibility of increasing class size by cutting teachers.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/18/10
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Members of the Rockville Centre Board of Education voted at the Feb. 9 meeting to increase the current 2009-10 school budget by just under $1 million to reflect the actual unanticipated contingent expenses the district has incurred.
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Judy Rattner
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2/17/10
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