John Hildebrand
Senior Education Writer at Newsday
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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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4 weeks ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand |Michael Ebert
Long Island school districts will get more than $270 million in additional state aid for the 2025-26 academic year — up nearly 5.4% from the current year — as part of a state budget that will provide a growing share of the region’s education funding. The financial package for Nassau and Suffolk counties, totaling nearly $5.3 billion, represents a $42 million increase from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s original budget proposal in January.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | John Hildebrand
The Hicksville school district is seeking to override its property tax cap with a proposal to raise taxes by more than 2% next school year and by around 3% in subsequent years. Under the plan, approved unanimously Wednesday night by the district’s seven-member board, spending would rise by 4.38% during the 2025-26 school year to a total of $180,751,423, according to district officials.
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Plainview-Old Bethpage's $114M school bond proposal would raise taxes an average of $549 per year The funding would largely be used to expand schools and relieve overcrowding as student enrollment has risen. https://t.co/RnujqwbWlW
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