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The state Regents Exams have been suspended for the 2019 – 20 school year, and Advanced Placement tests will be online.
State suspends Regents tests; AP exams will be online
The Baldwin School District has been adjusting to a new normal since the outbreak of Covid-19 halted regular operations this spring, including testing. The New York State Board of Regents passed a … more
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A sad ‘Fable for Tomorrow’ becomes reality
Upon hearing the news, my thoughts immediately turned to Chapter One of Rachel Carson’s famed 1962 book “Silent Spring,” which is said to have singlehandedly launched the environmental movement in the United States. more
We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8
Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more
Dueling protest narratives left me baffled
The contradictory narratives of the Jan. 18 confrontation in Washington, D.C., between a teen in a Make America Great Again hat and an indigenous rights activist led to a week of fury and misunderstanding. more
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Test scores not true reflection of students: superintendent
Baldwin School District Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi said the results of the state math and English Language Arts classes do not reflect the academic success of Baldwin’s students. … more
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State must get teaching standards right this time
In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . . more
Here we go again: a new set of learning standards
New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more
State must lead on Common Core testing
Nearly 95,000 Long Island children in grades three through eight — roughly 52 percent of the total — did not take the New York state standardized English Language Arts exam last week, as the “opt-out” movement continued . . . more
A bill requiring public schools to test for lead in their water is expected to be signed by Governor Cuomo.
Lead testing bill passes in both houses
Last week, a bill requiring all public schools to test their water for lead was given the green light by both the Senate and the Assembly, and is expected to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. more
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Dr. Ron Marino, of Winthrop University Hospital, said lead’s threat to school-age children is much less serious than it is for infants and toddlers.
Bill proposes required lead testing in schools
Most schools on Long Island are not required to test for lead in their water by either the federal or state government. more
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