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Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more
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
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
Opting out of the state standardized tests in English Language Arts given to students in grades three through eight last week is a trend that has grown on Long Island within the last five years. more
Here we go again: The New York State Education Department is revising its grades-three-to-eight English and math standards. We can only say, with fingers crossed, that we hope the state will get it right this time. more
In an effort to halt the high rate of students not taking standardized state tests — known as the opt-out movement — U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr., the former New York State Education Commissioner, wants to penalize schools with the “needs improvement” designation. more
Opting out of the state standardized tests in English Language Arts given to students in grades three through eight last week and the math exams this week has grown on Long Island. more
More than 200,000 New York students “opted out” of the grades three-through-eight Common Core English and math exams this spring. more
In 1983, famed Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner published his seminal book, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which laid out seven primary intelligences . . . more
Every Thursday through the school year from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., children from the Lawrence school community who share an interest in basketball, dancing and learning can join the All-in-One-Athletics program offered out of the Life Club on Mill Road in Lawrence. more
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