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Succesful Schools Avoid False Choices.

tillmanandassociates wrote 1 month ago: By Karin Chenoweth I know I am not the first to notice that education as a field tends to get whipsa … more →

Tags: Board of Education Election, Education, NY News, Rochester

Our Website Has Moved

hastingstaxes wrote 1 month ago: Click here to visit the new website: http://www.hastingstaxes.com All new content will be published … more →

Less Revenue means Less Spending: Time to Cut the Budget

hastingstaxes wrote 1 month ago: No one is immune from the recession.  Prudent fiscal policies dictate that expenditures should decli … more →

Join the School Site Council

April Wall wrote 2 months ago: Check out the School Site Council table and sign up at Back to School night.  Our first meeting will … more →

Tags: General, Parent Meeting, title 1, API, Test scores

Great Britain - The laughing-stock of Europe (and probably the rest of the world).

kesdavi wrote 2 months ago: ED BALLS ( I question if he has any) the schools secretary has announced that Labour plan to cut £2b … more →

Tags: 1, GB Laughing stock of Europe., 000, 140, £2bn, Baroness Morgan, Baroness Scotland, Ed Balls, Expenses

"We're being forced to make decisions that we know are not good for kids."

fiftywatthead wrote 4 months ago: That quote, taken from this AP story on shrinking budgets and growing classes, pretty much speaks fo … more →

Tags: Education, class sizes

"A FAILURE OF GOVERNANCE"?2 comments

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: One of the last and most forceful speakers at Monday night’s school board meeting reminded the … more →

Tags: School Taxes, Assistant Superintendent Position

Hasting Resident Tony Wan Responds to Eric Sweeting's Letter1 comment

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: The following is parent and resident Tony Wan’s reply to Eric Sweeting’s 6/20 letter abo … more →

School Board's Response to Issues Raised in Petition

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: Second Letter from the School Board (6/29), reproduced below. The Hastings Alliance for Affordable T … more →

Tags: Assistant Superintendent Position, administration

School Board Announces Public Forum Monday (6/29) @ 8:00 PM in HS Cafeteria

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: First Letter from the School Board (6/29), reproduced below. The Hastings Alliance for Affordable Ta … more →

Tags: School Taxes, Assistant Superintendent Position, assistant superintendent, Process, ciriculum, rhonda cohen

Word Cloud from 341 Petition Comments

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: From the Petition … more →

Tags: Assistant Superintendent Position, administration, Hastings on Hudson, assistant superintendent, curriculum, petition to rescind, dr. rhonda cohen

341 Petition Signatories, and Growing

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: In just three days, 341 people have signed the petition calling on the Superintendent and Board of E … more →

Tags: Assistant Superintendent Position, administration, assistant superintendent, petition to rescind, ciriculum, rhonda cohen

Petition Circulating to Rescind Appointment of Assistant Superintendent1 comment

hastingstaxes wrote 5 months ago: Check it out: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/hastings-board-of-ed-to-suspend-assistant-superintend … more →

Tags: Hastings on Hudson, assistant superintendent, curriculum, Process, Transparency

Tom Golisano of the Independence Party flees NY1 comment

kwilder wrote 6 months ago: A tip of the hat to Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News for linking to the Golisano story in her bl … more →

Tags: rants, New York State Politics, grassroots democracy, News, Elections, Third-party, Progressive Politics, 3rd Party, Green Party

Report on school district vote in Long Island

kwilder wrote 6 months ago: Newsday reports that all but 3 districts pass budgets. Article is here: Patchogue-Medford, Shoreham- … more →

Tags: Long Island Politics, Education, News, Local, Long Island, Nassau, Suffolk, school district, School Board

DISTRICT BUDGET PASSES2 comments

hastingstaxes wrote 6 months ago: There was a brief bit on lohud.com.  Here is the note sent out by the district: HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON U … more →

Voters Say No To All Three Greater Amsterdam School District Budget Proposals

livefreeordie wrote 6 months ago: MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Voters rejected the Greater Amsterdam School District’s $55.4 million budget pro … more →

Tags: Amsterdam, Greater Amsterdam School District, School, Budget, GASD

RANDOM THOUGHTS ON OUR SCHOOLS ON THE EVE OF THE BUDGET VOTE8 comments

hastingstaxes wrote 6 months ago: Jane, you are just so on top of this budget thing. I’ll probably decide in the voting booth. A … more →

ONE OPINION: A QUALIFIED "YES" ON THE BUDGET1 comment

hastingstaxes wrote 6 months ago: I will vote for this year’s budget because I want to support a Board that is presenting the lowest b … more →

Tags: School Taxes, taxes, Hastings on Hudson


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