Of the three candidates running to fill Carolyn Torres’s seat in District 30, we believe Kelly Ureña is the best choice to meet the needs of the diverse district.If elected, she said, …
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5/17/19
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Incumbent Kim Wheeler has spent the past three years working with her colleagues on the Board of Education to improve the learning experiences that District 24 students receive, and spent many years …
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5/17/19
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In District 13, we believe that, from an educational and student health point of view, incumbent Milagros Vicente has proven that she deserves a nod for her advocacy. She has vowed to address …
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5/17/19
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Anthony Cruz stood before the Board of Education at its meeting on Jan. 9 to explain why he thinks a student should serve as a non-voting member of the Board of Education.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/17/18
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It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . .
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10/27/16
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After taxpayers approved Valley Stream’s school budgets on May 17, administrators and newly elected Board of Education trustees are planning for the years ahead.
“We basically have our …
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/1/16
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Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . .
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4/16/15
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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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With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95.
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7/30/14
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Three seats are up for the District 13 Board of Education this year. One of the seats a race between Debra Evans, who is serving as the vice president this year, and Patricia Farrell, who ran for an open seat last year. The winner receives a three-yeaer term.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/8/14
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