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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

State standardized tests have pitted parents against education officials for years, and this year, Bellmore-Merrick officials have again told parents they support their decision to opt their children out, while parents in the Merrick elementary district received a letter urging them to make sure their children take the tests.

Opt-out letters conflict riling school district parents

With state standardized tests in grades three to eight beginning this week, administrators in Bellmore and Merrick — the epicenter of the parent-led “opt-out” movement —have been reaching out to parents, who were feeling anxious since the State Education Department threatened last year to begin cracking down on districts with low test-participation rates. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/4/19

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

Chancellor Betty Rosa, center, spoke Monday at the state Board of Regents meeting. Regents unanimously voted to pull back state penalties on schools and districts where large numbers of students boycott state tests.

State walks back opt-out penalties

The State Education Department last week announced that it would pull back on plans to penalize schools in which high numbers of students boycott state standardized tests. more

By Erik Hawkins | 9/20/18

State officials are looking at new penalties for school districts that don’t have 95 percent student participation in standardized tests.

State may crack down on opting out

The State Board of Regents is set this month to review new regulations that could penalize districts that have significant numbers of students opting out of standardized tests. more

By Erik Hawkins | 6/8/18

State ELA, Math test results released

Last week, the state Department of Education released the results of this spring’s English Language Arts and math exams, and Bellmore-Merrick — a community that has been at the forefront of the statewide “opt out” movement — saw few changes from 2016. more

By Erik Hawkins | 8/31/17

After hearing that several questions on this year's geometry Regents had no clear answer, Bellmore-Merrick school district officials decided that students' scores would only count if they boost their GPAs.

Central District to dump geometry scores if harmful to students' GPAs

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will not count students’ scores on this year’s geometry Regents exam unless they boost their GPAs, after it was discovered that at least two test questions had either more than one or no correct answer. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 8/3/17

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

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