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Last June, Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature enacted a 2 percent property-tax-levy cap, limiting the increase in property taxes that a school district can collect to meet expenses — and limiting its ability to add programming to improve student performance.
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4/26/12
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With last Wednesday marking the petition deadline for candidates running for Boards of Education seats in New York State, local school board elections are now in full swing.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/25/12
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I love that Apple Chairman Steve Jobs said that one of the most important classes he took at Reed College in Oregon, from which he dropped out in 1972, was calligraphy.
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3/29/12
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The legacy of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known best by his pen name, “Dr. Seuss,” was celebrated nationwide on March 2 — Seuss’s birthday. Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated world-renowned books like “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham.”
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By Jackie Nash
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3/23/12
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It’s that time of year again. High school seniors are eagerly awaiting thick packets with letters of acceptance from the colleges and universities of their dreams.
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3/22/12
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Local school districts have been working diligently over the past several months to develop budget proposals for 2012-13. The process has been complicated by spikes in mandated health care and pension costs as well as other mandates, most notably the state’s new 2 percent tax levy cap.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/20/12
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As part of the Council of Education Travel, students from European and Asian countries will be coming to Long Island to stay with host families and spend the 2012-2013 school year as foreign exchange …
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3/7/12
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education held its first 2012-13 budget workshop on Feb. 7, unveiling three spending scenarios and stressing that the budget will likely exceed the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap increase in order to avoid more than $3 million in cuts.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/14/12
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The 2012 Long Island Innovation Index is chock full of useful information. The index, created by the Rauch Foundation, is an annual report that takes stock of how things are on the Island and makes recommendations for the future.
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1/26/12
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Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year.
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1/5/12
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