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Lawrence Woodmere Academy hosted a forum that touched on teacher evaluations, Common Core and data mining. Dr. Joseph Rella (at lectern) was one of four panelists.

The state’s Board of Regents’ decision to delay 19 education recommendations had many parents and educators at Monday night’s forum at the Lawrence-Woodmere Academy frustrated; they said they would prefer Common Core eliminated altogether. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/12/14

Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Centre and a frequent guest blogger for The Washington Post, recently in Merrick addressed about 60 parents from Nassau and Suffolk counties about federal and state changes to education.

Long Islanders lambaste education changes at Merrick forum

Some of the most well-known names in Long Island’s anti-Regents Reform Agenda movement were in Merrick recently, discussing their views on new curricula, standardized tests, an evaluation system for teachers and principals, and student data-collection practices that debuted last year in schools statewide. A roomful of anxious and angry parents from Nassau and Suffolk counties turned up on a cold night, looking for solutions to what they perceive as the woes afflicting their children’s classrooms. more

By Brian Racow | 1/27/14

Central Board of Education decries inBloom data mining

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education passed a resolution at its Jan. 8 meeting calling on the state not to send data on district students to InBloom or any other private third party. more

1/10/14

Our wish list for Christmas

Dear Santa: We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture. more

12/19/13

State school boards say ‘no’ to InBloom

A survey of more than 600 school board members across New York state found that 75 percent overwhelmingly oppose the education department’s plan to provide student data to a third-party vendor, … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/18/13

inBloom: corporatizing America's schools

The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more

5/16/13

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