Long Island School Board Elections: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kwilder

2012 Update: 2012 School Board Election Results (budget pass/fail): here In 2012, HS Senior Josh Lafazan wins in Syosset School Board election. Story and links at onthewilderside: here. _________________ 2011 Update: Some budget vote/election results – You can look at your school district’s website where they may have posted results. Newsday has a chart with […]

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Help for Wyandanch School District

Posted on September 23, 2010 by kwilder

Newsday reports: “Wyandanch’s board president says the system should close and send its 1,900 students to other districts nearby.” KW writes: I know that school district issues are complicated. School districts are not just bureaucracies, they are also quasi-governmental entities. Still, I think the bottom line of the current problem with the Wyandanch Schools is […]

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Info and Links on School Budget Votes on Long Island for Tues. May 18, 2010

Posted on May 17, 2010 by kwilder

Information and links concerning the school budget votes and school trustee votes on Long Island, New York, which includes Suffolk County school districts and Nassau County school districts.

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Alert: Need healing, conflict resolution and community reflection at North Babylon High School

Posted on October 1, 2009 by kwilder

KW: There are many angles to look at the recent news at North Babylon High School: A teenager who attends North Babylon High School was injured when a pipe bomb he was creating at his home blew up. The teenager is reported to have material related to the Columbine incident at his home. And, now, […]

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North Babylon Schools: Budget, Elections, Proposition

Posted on May 20, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Voters in the North Babylon School District had three big items to vote on: Elections for school board; the annual budget/taxes; and a proposition about how to elect board members in the future. The results were: The budget passed by 1,496 YES to 800 NO. Three board members were running unopposed, and will be […]

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Help and Healing for North Babylon High School

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

What could you do to help at North Babylon High School? It is the school down the street from me. And, I am going to have to turn my attention there. You may recall a few years ago there was an attack of a student recorded on youtube. Recently, there have been a series of […]

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