Keyword: English Language Arts
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Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.
Parents throw brake on state tests
Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more
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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
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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
The North Merrick School District held a “Parents University” forum about the Common Core State Standards English Language Arts curricula on Feb. 23 at Fayette Elementary School. From left were Marie Castle, a Camp Avenue Elementary School teacher; Kimberley Goltermann, an Old Mill Road Elementary School teacher; David Feller, the district superintendent; David Adler, a children’s books author; Beth Friedman, deputy superintendent; and Neil Brown, a Board of Education trustee.
N. Merrick encourages parents to read closely
The North Merrick School District aimed to educate parents about changes to the English Language Arts curricula under the new Common Core State Standards at a Feb. 23 forum at Fayette Elementary School called “Parents University.” more
More students at South Side Middle School opted out of the test than any other school. Nearly 62 percent of students at the school did not participate.
Dropping the state exams
According to the Rockville Centre School District, on April 1, the first day of the state English Language Arts exam, parents of 774 students — 47 percent of the testable student population — had … more
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Caryn Blum, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said that this year’s seventh- and eighth-grade state English Language Arts and math exams were ‘not indicative of student performance at all.’
Bellmore-Merrick Central District officials lambast state exams
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials spent recent weeks poring over reams of state English Language Arts and math test data for the seventh and eighth grades, looking for patterns in student performance, according to Caryn Blum, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction and a former Merrick Avenue Middle School principal. more
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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District passing rates compared to New York State and Nassau County averages.
State: Students struggle with Common Core
State test scores plummeted to historic lows in most school districts in Nassau County and New York, a result that was expected following the implementation of a more rigorous curriculum. more
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State's test-prep efforts get an F
Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word. more
New York state has upgraded its standards for English Language Arts and math, and teachers and students alike are hard at work to adapt to the changes. Above, students at Birch Elementary School during class.
Merrick schools adopting ‘common core’
The Merrick and North Merrick school districts are working hard to adapt their curricula to the “common core standards” recently adopted by New York state. more
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Bellmore schools make the grade on state tests
New York state English Language Arts and mathematics exams have grown increasingly more difficult, but students in the Bellmore and North Bellmore school districts continued to exceed the Nassau County average on the tests in nearly every grade this year. more
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