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I have no kids, and I want my tax dollars used to educate homeless children

Posted on September 21, 2013 by iwilder

If I am supporting the community — then that means all the children in the community — not just those with the benefits of a stable home.

Filed under: Babylon Politics, babylon town, children, Education, ian wilder, local, long island, Long Island Politics, media, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice | Tagged: democratic, democratic party, Hauppauge School District, Hauppauge Schools, homeless, John Kennedy, Legislator John Kennedy, Long Island schools, republican, Rick Schaffer, Suffolk County Democrats, Suffolk County news, Suffolk County politics, Suffolk County schools, Town of Babylon | 3 Comments »

June 2012: LI School Budget Re-Vote results

Posted on June 20, 2012 by kwilder

Long Island School Budget Vote story at Long Island Press: here. All of the nine school budgets on Long Island which were put up for a re-vote on June 19th passed. These include (in alphabetical order):

Filed under: Education, local, long island, News | Tagged: Elmont School budget, Elmont School District, Long Island school budgets, Long Island schools, Nassau County school budgets, Suffolk County politics, Suffolk County school budgets, Suffolk County schools | Leave a Comment »

Wild Election Antics: Battle for records in a local school board race

Posted on May 15, 2012 by kwilder

Update: Josh Lafazan wins! Syosset high school student is youngest elected official in NY State! Story at NBC: here. _____________________________________ A public relations battle about voter records rages in Syosset, Long Island, today. If you reside in the Syosset School District, you may want to figure out today who was wrong and who was right: […]

Filed under: local, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, News | Tagged: Jeffrey Lafazan, Josh Lafazan, Long Island news, Long Island schools, School Board Elections, Syosset, Syosset School Board, Syosset Schools | 1 Comment »

LI School in national spotlight: Should students be suspended for “Tebowing”?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by kwilder

What happened? Two students (down from four at first) were suspended from Riverhead High School, because they kneeled in a hallway, in a stunt and/or tribute related to Tim Tebow, who kneels on the football field. Is suspension appropriate?

Filed under: children, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, News, progressive politics, rants, safety, video | Tagged: David Wicks, Educators, harry chapin, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, overcrowding, parenting, public education, public school issues, public schools, Riverhead High School, Riverhead politics, Riverhead Schools, riverhead tebowing video, school safety, tebowing, Tebowing in Riverhead, Tebowing incident, tebowing video | 1 Comment »

Timely: School bus concerns in NY

Posted on April 6, 2011 by kwilder

*Update with some perspective: This threat was made on April 1st – several days ago, with no incidents in the meantime. In addition, a story at Long Island Press notes that state officials are considering the possibility it was just a really irresponsible April Fool’s joke. Story at Long Island Press: here. KW writes: If […]

Filed under: children, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, new york, New York State Politics, News, public health, safety | Tagged: Huntington Schools, Long Island education, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, New York public education, New York state politics, public education, school bus, school bus safety, school transportation | 1 Comment »

Two LI school districts consider bankruptcy

Posted on September 28, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Newsday 2 LI school districts warn: Cuts could mean bankruptcy by John Hildebrand / September 28, 2010 Roosevelt school leaders have joined their Wyandanch counterparts in warning that recent state-aid cuts could mean “devastating” losses of services to students – with some board trustees in both communities raising the specter of bankruptcy… Board […]

Filed under: children, Education, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, New York State Politics, News, politics | Tagged: Long Island schools, NY Board of Regents, Roger Tilles, Roosevelt, Wyandanch, Wyandanch Schools | Leave a Comment »

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 […]

Filed under: babylon, Babylon Politics, babylon town, children, Education, kimberly wilder, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, suffolk county | Tagged: babylon, Babylon Schools, Babylon Village, educational segregation, Half Hollow Hills School District, John Hildebrand, kimberly wilder, Lindenhurst, Lindenhurst School District, Long Island schools, Newsday, North Babylon, North Babylon School District, Race, racial issues, segregation, Town of Babylon, West Babylon School District, Wyandanch, Wyandanch Schools | 2 Comments »

Newsday article: Wrong on diversity, wrong on standardized tests

Posted on September 16, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: I was outraged by a recent Newsday article which put forth a possible theory for declining test scores. Link and excerpt from Newsday article first, my comments below: (excerpt from) Newsday Dip in statewide SAT scores blamed on student diversity by John Hildebrand /September 13, 2010 A report was released showing New York […]

Filed under: children, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, rants, social & economic justice | Tagged: College Board, demographics, Diversity, John Hildebrand, Long Island schools, New York demographics, Newsday, racial issues, standardized testing, standardized tests, White Privilege | Leave a Comment »

In NY State (including a dozen in Suffolk): Schools put up illegal barriers to educate immigrant students

Posted on July 23, 2010 by iwilder

See video below about where parents can go for help asserting rights at school. NYCLU Analysis: 1 in 5 New York State School Districts Puts Up Illegal Barriers for Immigrant Children July 23, 2010 — The New York Civil Liberties Union today released findings that the school registration requirements in at least 20 percent of […]

Filed under: children, Education, immigration, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, social & economic justice | Tagged: Amagansett School District, amityville, Amityville School District, Bay Shore School District, Deer Park School District, Eastport School District, Eastport-South Manor, Getting into school, government accountability, illegal immigrants, Lindenhurst, Lindenhurst School District, Long Island immigrants, Long Island school districts, Long Island schools, Mattituck-Cutchogue, Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, Northport Schools, Northport-East Northport School District, NY State Department of Education, NYCLU, Port Jefferson School District, Rocky Point School District, Sagaponack School District, School lawyers, school registration, Three Village School District, undocumented, undocumented immigrants | 5 Comments »

Commack – Save the farm update: Vote no! on school board’s plan to sell out, come see community’s plan

Posted on June 16, 2010 by kwilder

The Commack Community Association and other members of the Commack community are fighting a school district plan to sell 9 acres of land, donated to the district, to a developer. The land is the Marion Carll Farm, where school children used to be able to visit for field trips.

Filed under: Action Alert!, children, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, News, politics | Tagged: Commack, Commack BOE, Commack community, Commack Community Association, Commack School board, Commack School District, Commack School vote, CSD, farm preservation, Hamlet Golf, Holiday Corporation, land preservation, Long Island history, Long Island news, Long Island preservation, Long Island schools, Marion Carll Farm, school district accountability, transparency | 2 Comments »

“My mom doesn’t have papers…”: A daily drama on Long Island?

Posted on June 1, 2010 by kwilder

Update: July 2010: An excellent report by the NYCLU, with link to a list of some of the offending school districts. If your school district is one of them, think about speaking out to your school board. Be kind to the disadvantaged young people in your community. Kimberly writes: You may have heard the story […]

Filed under: activism, Education, immigration, international politics, local, long island, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: citizenship, Daisy Cuevas, education rights, getting registered at school, homeless students, homelessness, illegal immigrants, immigration, immigration papers, long island, Long Island immigrant community, Long Island schools, My mom doesn't have papers, Nadia Marin, Nadia Marin-Molina, Nassau County schools, Suffolk County schools, undocumented immigrants | 1 Comment »

Newsday Op-Ed about civil rights, fair housing, and school district stats

Posted on May 28, 2010 by kwilder

Andrew Young will visit Long Island on June 2nd, to receive an award from Erase Racism. Howard Glickstein has published an op-ed in Newsday about Andrew Young and Civil Rights.

Filed under: activism, elections, events, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: Abraham Krasnoff, Ambassador Young, Andrew Young, black history, civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, ERASE Racism, Fair Housing Act, Howard Glickstein, Long Island events, Long Island school districts, Long Island schools, minority voting, Nassau County, Nassau County schools, race issues, school segregation, Suffolk County, Suffolk County schools, Voter suppression, Voting Rights Act | Leave a Comment »

2010 LI School District Vote: Early Returns

Posted on May 18, 2010 by kwilder

Early returns for Long Island school budget votes. As of 11:36pm, Newsday reports that 10 districts have had their budgets fail so far: Westbury, Port Jefferson, W. Hempstead, Elwood, Herricks, Garden City, Levittown, E. Rockaway, West Babylon, Wyandanch.

Filed under: children, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, politics | Tagged: East Rockaway, Election results, Elwood, Garden City, Garden City School District, Herricks, Levittown, LI School Vote, Long Island school districts, Long Island schools, nassau, Port Jefferson, School Budget Vote, suffolk, West Babylon, West Babylon School District, West Hempstead, West Hempstead School District, Westbury, Westbury School District, Wyandanch | 3 Comments »

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.

Filed under: activism, Ballot issues, children, Education, elections, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, rants, reform | Tagged: Babylon Schools, long island, Long Island school budget vote, Long Island school districts, Long Island school vote, Long Island schools, Nassay County, North Babylon School District, Sachem School District, Suffolk County | 6 Comments »

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