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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

Oceanside High School hosted its inaugural book fair to foster a community of book love on March 6.

Oceanside High School hosts its inaugural book fair

Scholastic’s book fairs are typically held at elementary and middle schools, but that didn’t stop Oceanside High School from having one on March 6. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/14/19

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

Oceanside’s ENL students hold Thanksgiving Feast

As part of a long-standing tradition at North Oceanside School No. 5, students in the district’s English as a New Language class held a Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 18. for their parents, community members, and administrators. more

By Ben Strack | 11/29/16

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

State test scores show mixed results

The growing number of parents opting their children out of state English Language Arts and math tests seems to have had a mixed effect on overall scores. Oceanside saw mostly gains this year, while Island Park saw mostly losses. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 8/19/15

Common Core — what a mess it is

More than 200,000 New York students “opted out” of the grades three-through-eight Common Core English and math exams this spring. more

8/19/15

More Oceansiders opt out of state test

Record numbers of Oceanside parents opted their children out of the state English Language Arts (ELA) exam last week. According to Superintendent Phyllis Harrington, 861 out of 2529 students sat out the exam — about 34 percent of the total. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/22/15

Upgrading the standard IQ test

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

3/12/15

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