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East Meadow teachers27 association warns local tax dollars flow to charter schools; requests board advocacy

East Meadow Union Free School District Board of Education · November 13, 2025
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Ryan Malone, an officer of the East Meadow Teachers Association, urged the board to press state lawmakers to curb funding losses to charter schools, citing district-level dollar estimates.

Ryan Malone, an officer of the East Meadow Teachers Association and a veteran teacher, told the board that charter schools are "quietly but seriously threatening" local public-school funding.

"Long Island doesn't need more charter schools," Malone said. "Charter schools have taken more than half a billion dollars from Long Island's public school districts, including ours. Since…

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