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Our children’s education can’t be all about numbers

Imagine students who can not only grasp the concepts of STEM courses through the diligent application of the scientific method, but also generate original and thought-provoking work in the humanities. more

By Daniel Rehman | 8/31/23

Standardized testing will look a bit different this year.

State exam schedule is set

Exam season has begun for students in the East Meadow School District, which prompted an update at the April 7 Board of Education meeting on when tests will be taken, and some details on the process. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/26/21

Oceanside High School social studies teacher Jennifer Wolfe accepted the award and gave remarks during the meeting.

Oceanside educator is New York's Teacher of the Year

Jennifer Wolfe, an Oceanside High School social studies teacher, said she cried tears of joy when she received the call in mid-July that the New York State Education Department chose her as the state’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. “I just felt overwhelmed by the acknowledgement that my life’s work is important,” she said. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/21/20

The state Regents Exams have been suspended for the 2019 – 20 school year.

June Regents exam canceled for 2019 - 20 school year

The New York State Board of Regents passed a series of measures on April 6 aimed at easing the burden on school districts during the coronavirus epidemic, including the suspension of Regents exams … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/7/20

NYSED: Two North Bellmore schools need improvement

The New York State Education Department says two schools in the North Bellmore District need to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, but school officials say the … more

By Peter Belfiore and Alyssa Seidman | 3/12/20

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia with Regent Roger Tilles last year.

State makes $12M error in school allocations

The New York State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced on Friday that her department had made errors in calculating Title II A disbursements in 2017-18 amounting to more than $12 million. The errors resulted in overpayments to 275 charter schools and underpayments to some 677 school districts and 10 special act schools statewide. Three Suffolk County school districts also received overpayments. more

By Timothy Denton | 8/9/18

Paul Lynch, left, Lynbrook’s assistant superintendent of finance, operations and information systems, presented the district’s smart bond proposal in December 2016. Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak, second from left, wrote a letter to the State Education Department last month after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., because the nearly $893,000 plan — which focuses on school safety initiatives — has yet to be approved.

Lynbrook school officials awaiting funds for safety initiatives

With educators across the country evaluating safety procedures after the recent mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Lynbrook School District officials sent a letter to the State Education Department seeking to expedite hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding that the district should have been awarded last spring for security initiatives — but was not. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/1/18

Lynbrook High School is one out of 155 schools statewide to be recognized as a Reward School by the New York State Education Department.

Lynbrook High School earns Reward School recognition

Lynbrook High School was recently recognized as a Reward School by the New York State Education Department for its continued high academic performance among students. more

2/7/18

Here we go again: a new set of learning standards

New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more

6/1/17

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