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The Six Line Items the State Named. Padded for Nine More Years.

Apr 30, 2026

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12 min read

The Six Line Items the State Named. Padded for Nine More Years.

In December 2016, the State Comptroller named six budget line items Jericho UFSD was overestimating: teacher salaries, Students With Disabilities, insurance, contract transportation, plant maintenance, State retirement. Across the nine audits since, every one of those categories came in under Final Budget every single year — $91.9 million cumulative, 86.6 percent of the District's entire post-audit operating gap. When the underspend started to shrink, the surplus did not. The fulcrum just moved to the revenue side

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Apr 25, 2026

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14 min read

They Were Told. They Did It Bigger.

In December 2016, the State Comptroller cited Jericho for circumventing the 4% statutory fund balance limit. The District agreed in writing. The very next year, manufactured surplus hit $17.9 million — the highest in 22 years. The per-pupil number on the District's slide doesn't account for any of it.

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We're the Suckers: What Nine Years of Proposition #3 Proves About Jericho

Apr 25, 2026

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13 min read

We're the Suckers: What Nine Years of Proposition #3 Proves About Jericho

A final word on the Capital Reserve con, and the board — every board, including this one — that keeps running it.

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Jericho 2026 Budget Vote and Board of Education Election: Key Dates and What They Mean

Oct 29, 2025

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3 min read

Jericho 2026 Budget Vote and Board of Education Election: Key Dates and What They Mean

Breaking down the 2026 budget vote and election timeline—who decides, when, and how you can have a say.

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Nassau BOCES’ $947 Million Time Bomb: Why Your School Taxes Must Rise

Sep 22, 2025

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8 min read

Nassau BOCES’ $947 Million Time Bomb: Why Your School Taxes Must Rise

A $947 million debt, no funding plan, and rising bills for every Nassau taxpayer.

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Running for the Jericho Board of Education: Why 2026 Matters

Sep 9, 2025

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7 min read

Running for the Jericho Board of Education: Why 2026 Matters

Explaining how Jericho’s 2026 Board of Education election could shape leadership, accountability, and the district’s future.

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