John Hildebrand
Senior Education Writer at Newsday
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand |Michael Ebert
Cash reserves held by Long Island school districts climbed to nearly $3.64 billion during the 2024-25 academic year — up 12% from last year, Newsday found in a review of state financial records. About a fifth of those reserves, or $785 million, were "unrestricted" funds — that is, money that can be spent at districts’ discretion. State law bars districts from stockpiling this moneybeyond an amount equivalent to 4% of their annual operating budgets.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand |Michael Ebert
Cash reserves held by Long Island school districts climbed to nearly $3.64 billion during the 2024-25 academic year — up 12% from last year, Newsday found in a review of state financial records. About a fifth of those reserves, or $785 million, were "unrestricted" funds — that is, money that can be spent at districts’ discretion. State law bars districts from stockpiling these funds beyond an amount equivalent to 4% of their annual operating budgets.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand
Voters across Long Island headed to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on school budgets totaling $16.36 billion for the 2025-26 academic year — up 3.68% from the current year — as many districts push for expanded career training and other instruction, while also providing for renovation of classrooms, gyms and other aging facilities. A total of 335 school board candidates are also on the ballot in the Island's 124 districts, as are more than 100 special propositions.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand
A Newsday survey of Long Island school districts holding budget votes Tuesday found that the largest number of respondents remain optimistic about their finances over the next several years, but that a growing number are uncertain or pessimistic. Across Nassau and Suffolk counties, residents of 124 school districts are going to polls Tuesday to vote on proposed school budgets totaling more than $16 billion.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand |Michael Ebert
School budgets on Long Island could rise 3.68% on average to a total of $16.36 billion in 2025-26, as districts step up career-oriented training and other instruction, while also providing for renovation of classrooms, gyms and other aging facilities. Budget voting is scheduled for Tuesday in 124 districts regionwide, with a total of 335 school-board candidates on ballots, together with more than 100 special propositions.
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