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Comptroller: L.I. districts pushed to the fiscal brink
New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding. more
East Meadow schools closed on Wednesday
Due to today's snowstorm, which is expected to drop up to 10 inches of snow on Nassau County by Wednesday morning, the East Meadow School District has canceled evening activities on Tuesday, and has already canceled school on Wednesday. more
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Ganesh Ravichandran, 17, became W.T. Clarke High School’s first Intel semifinalist in seven years.
Reaching for the stars
On Jan. 8, Clarke High School senior Ganesh Ravichandran, 17, became the school’s first Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist in seven years, and the only student in the district to earn the prestigious distinction this year. more
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Logan Bus Company’s newly purchased bus depot on Oceanside Road on Dec. 27, with buses formerly owned by Atlantic Express Transportation Corp, and now owned by Logan’s subsidiary, the Guardian Bus Company.
Same routes, new buses
When East Meadow students return from holiday recess on Monday, a new bus company will be taking them to and from school. more
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Debra Harley, the district’s director of math and science, gave a math lesson to parents at the Common Core workshop on Nov. 17.
Learning the Common Core
More than 250 residents filled the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Nov. 20 for a hands-on tutorial on the Common Core curriculum from East Meadow School District administrators and teachers. The goal of the workshop, which was coordinated by PTA Council officials and district administrators, was to give parents a better grasp of the new standards, to enable them to help their children at home more effectively. more
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Lynn M. Brown
Education Law
Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in … more
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The McVey Elementary School inaugural 5K race and 1-mile fun run hit East Meadow Streets last Sunday, with nearly 400 runners competing in the two races.
Hundreds run in McVey 5K
Several months of planning culminated on Sunday when hundreds of runners joined together outside McVey Elementary school in East Meadow to participate in a festive 5K race and 1-mile fun run. more
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The East Meadow marching band earned its 12th first-place finish since 1992.
School bands impress in NYC
The East Meadow High School marching band made its Columbus Day Parade debut in 1992, under the direction of Bill Katz, Ken Sepe, Joel Levy and Abby Behr. The band took first place among high school groups that year, and followed that performance with 10 more first-place finishes over the next 20 years. On Oct. 14, the band not only notched its 12th overall victory, but its third in a row. more
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My new tax bill is through the roof
School tax rates have gone up an average of almost 20 percent over the past two years, well over the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap. more
Billy Andrle, pictured earlier this year with his Thorp Award, is suing the East Meadow School District after he alleges he was kicked off the team.
E.M. football player suing school district
The family of Billy Andrle, a senior at East Meadow High School, is suing the East Meadow School District for, according to his attorney, “damaging his chance of scholarships and … professional sports thereafter” after he alleges that Andrle was kicked off of the varsity football team in September. more
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