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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

Students across Long Island are refusing state tests, protesting against academic standards that they say have become unrealistically challenging.

Few East Meadow students refuse tests

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

By David Weingrad | 4/24/13

Lynbrook HS named a state reward school

Lynbrook High School was one of 67 Long Island schools and 250 schools statewide to be classified as a Reward School by the New York State Education Department. These schools were commended by the … more

9/13/12

Passing rate comparison for Long Beach School District.

Long Beach test scores increase

Long Beach students continue to improve their performance on New York state’s standardized English Language Arts and math assessments, according to results released by the State Education Department last week. more

By Vanessa Canner | 7/25/12

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