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Conservative politics could play into school elections
The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more
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Slavery on L.I.: We should talk about it in school
I recently joined five Long Island high school students for a visit to the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, the 18th-century site where many enslaved people of African descent lived. more
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Students from South Side High School planning on taking the Regents exams in June will be exempted from the tests this year.
South Side students exempted from Regents
Students at South Side High School who were planning on taking the Regents exams this spring no longer have to worry about sitting for the tests. more
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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
Rockville Centre School District opt-out rates for this year’s standardized tests.
Board of Regents could force schools to up standardized test participation
Over half of Rockville Centre students in grades three to eight did not take the standardized English Language Arts and math tests this year, and the state Board of Regents are considering a crack … 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
Roger Tilles, of the New York State Board of Regents, spoke to parents at a Rockville Centre High School event in February about diploma options for special needs students.
Officials mull opening up diploma options for special-needs students
After being pressured by a group of Long Island parents, state education officials are considering to review the options available to students who aren’t able to earn a Regents diploma, but who … more
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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
South Side High School Principal John Murphy, pictured, is among the many critics of Common Core geometry Regents.
School officials sound off on state geometry Regents
Fewer than 80 percent of the South Side High School students who took the state geometry Regents on June 16 passed the exam, which Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said is not consistent with student performance throughout the school year. more
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