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Forty Lawrence Middle School students opted out — did not take — this year’s state ELA exams. Above, Ruby Levine and Alexis Tyson were two of those students.

While a majority of students in grades third through eighth took the state English Language Arts (ELA) exam last week there were a portion who did not as their parents or guardians decided for them to opt out of taking the test. more

By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker | 4/9/14

Jeanette Deutermann, a parent and founder of the Long Island Opt-Out Info Facebook page, has been outspoken against the state assessments for students in third- through eighth-grades.

Concerns with Common Core

Education in New York’s public schools has changed in recent years with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the property tax cap in 2012. Educators, board members and parents have voiced their disdain with each, but with the first round of state assessments this week, their message has grown louder. more

By Brian Croce | 4/2/14

Our schoolchildren are seeing tests in their sleep

Almost every one of us has had the experience of watching a child, a grandchild or the children of friends suffer through the anxiety of continuous tests at every level of the educational ladder. more

3/13/14

SAT Test takers will be seeing a very different exam come 2016.

SAT to get new look in 2016

The College Board announced major changes to the SAT exam last week that will begin in the spring of 2016, including a return to the 1600 grade scale, and questions that will be more aligned with current middle and high school curricula. more

By David Weingrad | 3/12/14

Lawrence Woodmere Academy hosted a forum that touched on teacher evaluations, Common Core and data mining. Dr. Joseph Rella (at lectern) was one of four panelists.

Sounding off on Common Core

The state’s Board of Regents’ decision to delay 19 education recommendations had many parents and educators at Monday night’s forum at the Lawrence-Woodmere Academy frustrated; they said they would prefer Common Core eliminated altogether. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/12/14

We need to make changes to the Common Core

Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory. more

2/6/14

Lawrence High School ninth-grade Algebra l students will be taking two math Regents in June as the district aligns with the state’s Common Core curriculum.

Doubling up on exam giving

The implementation of the new Common Core curriculum has created a problem school districts such as Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence must deal with. How to teach for the Common Core Regents for Algebra l that will be given on June 3 and the old Integrated Algebra Regents later in the month? Two tests very different in approach and content. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/22/14

Our wish list for Christmas

Dear Santa: We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture. more

12/19/13

Number Five School students took part in an assembly that included performances, videos and photos to emphasize the core values they are learning.

Reaching for the S.T.A.R.S.

About an hour before the school day ended on the day before Thanksgiving, students at the Number Five School in Cedarhurst, some wearing turkey hats, paraded into the auditorium to learn about S.T.A.R.S. more

By Ann Friedman | 12/4/13

Lawrence Teachers Association President Lori Skonberg, standing, stated her organization’s concerns with the Common Core Learning standards at the Nov. 18 Board of Education meeting. Sitting, from left, were Board of Education President David Sussman, Superintendent Gary Schall and Trustee Michael Hatten.

Common Core woes

The Lawrence Teachers Association added its voice to the chorus of criticism that the implementation of the new Common Core Learning Standards has received from many administrators, faculty, parents and students across the state. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/27/13

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