Rockville Centre school district administrators say they are working to develop a 2010-11 spending plan to keep the increase in school spending as low as possible, without affecting education …
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by Judy Rattner
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2/10/10
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The Valley Stream Central High School District may lose about $2.5 million in state aid and Superintendent Dr. Marc Bernstein suggested a few scenarios on how to close the gap in the upcoming 2010-11 budget.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/10/10
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As the reality of the likely state school-aid numbers starts to set in, local leaders and school administrators are worried about what the future holds if the financial situation gets much worse for education funding.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/3/10
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Local schools already reeling after last year’s reduction in school aid were hit with the news last week that Gov. David Paterson plans deep cuts across the board for the 2010-11 year.
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Matthew Hampton
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1/27/10
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On Jan. 19, Governor David Paterson unveiled his 2010-11 budget plan, which included $1.1 billion reduction in state aid to schools, which would take nearly $1.5 million from Oceanside’s …
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by Alex Costello
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1/27/10
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School districts across the South Shore had their state aid allotments for December held back when Gov. David Paterson ordered the payments halted so the state could stay in the black.
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1/21/10
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By ALEX COSTELLO and
ANNMARIE FERTOLI
Island Park's newest school administrators, hired at the end of the last school year, have been hard at work within the district, implementing new …
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Alex Costello and Annmarie Fertoli
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1/20/10
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With the state’s deficit nearing a $4 billion, and amid what officials call a “cash-flow crunch,” Gov. David Paterson has ordered $750 million in reductions in scheduled December payments to help keep the current-year budget balanced.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/16/09
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With the 2010-11 budget season looming, Village of Rockville Centre officials are girding themselves for what is sure to rile a tax-weary public—a property tax rate increase that they have said could exceed 10 percent.
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Alex Costello
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12/2/09
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The Democrats lost the Nassau County Legislature. Why, and who else should be worried?
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John C. O'Connell
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11/6/09
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