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State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million.
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2/25/10
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Carole Anne Gravert loves to learn about space. The Willow Road School librarian visited NASA in 2000 and spent six weeks at the Langley Air Force Base in Virginia through the Aerospace Educators Workshop.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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The slumping economy has affected adults greatly. Unemployment numbers are rising, the number of people applying for food stamps is on the rise, and the auto industry has suffered greatly. However the economy also has a tremendous effect on college-bound high school seniors.
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Matthew Infield
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2/24/10
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Local school leaders support a plan by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli which would allow districts more flexibility with a retirement benefit fund.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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In order to put New York on a clear path toward fiscal stability and ease the burden of high property taxes on Long Islanders, Assemblyman Bob Barra suggests freezing school …
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Anthony Bottan
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2/18/10
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The release from jail of the former Roslyn schools superintendent two weeks ago served as a reminder for local district officials about the many financial oversight changes that have been enacted in recent years.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/17/10
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It’s not a well kept secret that students don’t really like homework. And if it were up to the children of Willow Road School, a law would be passed against nightly school work.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/17/10
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The District 30 Board of Education is considering a spending plan that would raise the tax levy 1.36 percent next year. The board will likely adopt its proposed 2010-11 budget in March, then send it to voters in May.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/17/10
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For the last four years, Valley Stream resident Ivy McKee has petitioned the Central High School District Board of Education to form a district fencing team. Her daughter, Erica, 17, has fenced for a decade, while her youngest daughter, Niki, is currently fencing in the Junior Olympics.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/17/10
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Carreras will kick for Marist
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Anthony Carreras, a senior at Valley Stream South High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer next fall at Division 1 Marist College on an athletic scholarship
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2/17/10
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