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Should municipalities opt out on marijuana?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, once an ardent detractor of any measure to legalize recreational marijuana, last week signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act . . . more

4/8/21

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

4/11/19

Let’s slow down and get legal marijuana right

While state leaders have been slow to provide specifics or act on the likely legalization of recreational marijuana, officials in the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County are addressing the matter promptly and properly. On Feb. 26 . . . more

2/14/19

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

6/1/17

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

4/6/17

State must get Common Core right this time

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

10/13/16

How ‘opt out’ roiled Common Core

For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . . more

9/15/16

Almost half of Oceanside, Island Park students opt-out of math

Almost half of eligible test takers in the Oceanside and Island Park did not take state Math tests last week, according to numbers provided by the school districts. These rates are very similar … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/20/16

Half of Oceanside, Island Park students opt-out

Nearly half of Oceanside and Island Park students were opted out of state English tests last week. This is an increase for both districts, when about third of students opted out from the English … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/13/16

Are you opting out?

State tests for English and Math are next month, and the Herald wants to know — is your child taking the tests? Or are you opting them out? Why or why not? We want to hear from you! Please call at … more

3/23/16

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