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When Jason Nappy and Jonathan Castillo took their Regents exams at Valley Stream North High School, they had to prepare for the exams the old fashioned way: reading textbooks, asking teachers questions and then chiseling their answers on a stone slate. But that was way back in the early-to-mid 2000s; the way students study for exams now has changed.
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By Brian Croce
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5/25/12
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I love that Apple Chairman Steve Jobs said that one of the most important classes he took at Reed College in Oregon, from which he dropped out in 1972, was calligraphy.
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3/29/12
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Continuing her outspoken opposition to New York state’s new teacher and principal evaluation system, which links educator ratings to student test scores, South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris organized a meeting of 100 of her colleagues from the metropolitan area Monday afternoon. The gathering kicked off a campaign to alert the public and legislators to what educators describe as the weaknesses and costs of the Annual Professional Performance Review, which has been championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Commissioner John King.
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Judy Rattner
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3/14/12
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The Valley Stream Central High School District’s latest state report card for the 2009-10 school year showed that test scores and graduation rates among various racial groups in grades 9-12 were clustered and close together, district officials say. The numbers seem to support their findings.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/9/11
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For years now, Oceanside High School has offered many Advanced Placement tests. Ranging from World History to Environmental Science, AP tests are administered in a variety of subject areas.
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Jack Swerdlin
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11/30/11
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South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris has co-authored a letter, signed by two thirds of Long Island’s public school principals and a growing number of educators from across New York state, asking state education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and the Board of Regents to delay and change a new teacher evaluation plan that links educator ratings to student test scores.
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Judy Rattner
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11/9/11
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Changes in the testing schedule for the New York State Assessments, which was released later than in previous years, has made life more difficult for the Oceanside school district superintendant, as …
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Aaron Axelson
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9/21/11
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Before hearing a half-hour presentation on students’ many successes on New York State and Advanced Placement exams on Wednesday night, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education paused at its September meeting to honor Nina Lanci, who served on the Central board for seven years before losing in her re-election bid this past spring to newcomer John Ferrara.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/9/11
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The New York Education Department recently released the 2010 English language arts, ELA, and mathematics assessments for Nassau County.
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Shannon Koehle
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8/26/11
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The assessment scores for grades three through eight that were recently released by the New York State Education Department has the Oceanside School District reviewing its curriculum and teaching …
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Aaron Axelson
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8/24/11
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