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Common Core task force: We can only hope

Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more

10/15/15

Local educators to join Common Core reform effort

District 13 Superintendent Constance Evelyn and Valley Stream resident Geoffrey Canada Sr. will join a state task force that will review the current Common Core and student testing systems and recommend changes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced today. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/28/15

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

Johnson: ‘We have to figure out how to do it better’

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, citing growing pressure from education experts, announced that he authorized a comprehensive review of the state’s Common Core standards and their implementation. … more

By Alex Costello | 9/9/15

Dr. Robert Dillon, right, with Nassau BOCES Board President Eric Schultz, was installed as the organization’s superintendent on Aug. 20.

Dr. Robert Dillon installed as BOCES sup't

Nassau BOCES installed former East Meadow School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon as its new district superintendent at a board meeting on Aug. 20. more

By David Weingrad | 8/27/15

Despite opt-outs, test scores rise in Rockville Centre

Although Rockville Centre students opted out of the standardized state tests in record numbers in April, the percentage of students who passed them has, surprisingly, increased in most … more

By Alex Costello | 8/27/15

Freeport’s ELA and Math results

New York State Department of Education released the results of the 2015 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests last week. Overall, students in Freeport, as well as statewide, have made … more

By Laura Schofer lschofer@liherald.com | 8/20/15

State assessment scores for grades three to eight were released last week.

State test scores released

The results of the standardized math and English Language Arts tests for grades three through eight were released last week, but Long Beach school officials have yet to determine how the district … more

By Matthew Ern | 8/20/15

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

How East Meadow's passing rates on the state assessments have fared since the exams' incorporation of the Common Core State State Standards in 2013.

Test results remain largely unchanged

State test scores in the East Meadow School District saw little change this year from 2013-14, a lack of progress that mirrored a statewide trend, and which district officials said underscored the inadequacies of the high-stakes testing program based on the Common Core State Standards implemented three years ago. more

By David Weingrad | 8/19/15

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