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A militarized school is not a safe school
The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more
HAFTR High School began a new literacy initiative to raise the critical-thinking skills of its students. From left were Dr. Hindi Krinsky, literacy coordinator; Jason Gelman, social studies chairman; and Naomi Lippman, general studies principal.
Establishing a schoolwide culture
The halls of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School are metaphorically lined with books. Outside their classrooms and offices, teachers and administrators alike display the titles and names of authors they are reading. 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
State should rethink its local-diploma policy
Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more
State must address Regents exam flaws
On June 16, the New York State Board of Regents issued a dryly worded “Notice to Teachers” regarding this year’s geometry Regents exam. It read . . . 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
State must revamp school violence reporting
Nearly half a million students, ages 12 to 18, fell victim to violence at schools across the U.S. in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available, according to . . . more
D.A. Singas to state:
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is calling on the State Board of Regents to revamp New York’s school violence tracking system so gang attacks, discrimination and bullying are reported faster. more
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New York State’s Board of Regents is offering a new route to graduation for students with disabilities.
Creating alternative pathways to graduation
The New York State Board of Regents voted on June 13 to change the requirements for high school students with disabilities to graduate. more
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