By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
A special-education teacher who was fired earlier this month for allegedly abusing her severely disabled students has filed an appeal seeking to return …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/26/19
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Long Beach School District officials proposed a $142 million budget for the 2019-20 school year at the March 28 Board of Education meeting, a $2.5 …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/12/19
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School board trustees said Monday that they plan to fire former special education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a special meeting on Tuesday, following a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/1/19
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School district officials kicked off budget talks earlier this month when administrators gave the first of a series of presentations to the Board of Education ahead of a spending plan that the public …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/24/19
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
While more students across New York sat for the state’s grades three to eight English and math tests last spring, fewer Long Beach District students …
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By Bridget Downes
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10/4/18
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Long Beach School District officials sent a letter to the State Education Department last month, voicing their frustration with the lack of a decision by the agency on a public disciplinary hearing …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/16/18
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By a count of 1,954 votes to 1,047, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $140 million budget for the 2018-19 school year on Tuesday.
The spending plan is about $4.6 million …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/15/18
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With five candidates vying for two seats on the Board of Education, the Herald is enthusiastically endorsing Lori Montgomery and Tina Posterli.
Montgomery, who worked as a nurse in the district …
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5/10/18
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Board of Education Trustee Darlene Tangney announced last week that she is not seeking re-election to a fourth term this year, paving the way for four …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted 4 to 1 on April 12, with Dr. Dennis Ryan as the dissenting vote, to adopt a $140 million budget that is about $4.6 million larger than the current spending …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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