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The Department of Education released test scores for Year 2 of Common Core testing last week, and local students’ scores reflect those of the rest of the state: gains in some areas and fractional downturns in others.
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By Tom Jordan
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8/20/14
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Both the Oceanside and Island Park school districts have many programs planned for the 2014-2015 school year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/14/14
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Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16.
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By Brian Racow
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4/9/14
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It is perhaps the worst-kept secret in Nassau County: The property assessment system is broken.
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3/6/14
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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.
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1/23/14
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With the scholastic testing season inching ever closer, Oceanside and Island Park administrators were forced to make a decision on how to handle conflicting exams.
New York state recently ruled …
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By John Maher
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1/23/14
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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 …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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11/11/13
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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.
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10/24/13
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With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, former County Executive Tom Suozzi and his cronies have resorted to stretching the truth and exaggerating his record to get you to believe that current County Executive Ed Mangano is bad news for taxpayers.
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10/17/13
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Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore.
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9/23/13
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