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The Levittown Board of Education met last week to discuss above average Regents scores in the school district. Groups and individuals were also recognized at the start of the meeting for various achievements. more
The College Board announced major changes to the SAT exam last week that will begin in the spring of 2016, including a return to the 1600 grade scale, and questions that will be more aligned with current middle and high school curricula. more
Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory. more
More than 250 residents filled the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Nov. 20 for a hands-on tutorial on the Common Core curriculum from East Meadow School District administrators and teachers. The goal of the workshop, which was coordinated by PTA Council officials and district administrators, was to give parents a better grasp of the new standards, to enable them to help their children at home more effectively. more
Dr. Phyllis Harrington has been at the helm of the Oceanside schools for a little under two months, and she is raring to get started on a new school year. She was to meet with the entire faculty … more
“Test scores plummet.” Those were the headlines about the “seismic” drop in scores following the latest state exams. Apocalypse! more
Parents taking part in a movement spreading across Long Island have refused to let their children sit for state-mandated testing, protesting academic standards that they say have become unrealistically challenging. more
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