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For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . . more

9/15/16

Education Secretary John B. King Jr. wants to penalize schools they don’t have at least 95 percent of students taking state standardized tests.

Seeking to stem the opt-out movement

In an effort to halt the high rate of students not taking standardized state tests — known as the opt-out movement — U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr., the former New York State Education Commissioner, wants to penalize schools with the “needs improvement” designation. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/20/16

The East Meadow Board of Education presented its new policy on field testing to the public at the April 21 communications meeting.

East Meadow School District rejects field testing

The East Meadow Board of Education recently announced that students in third through eighth grades would no longer take the field tests that the creators of the State Education Department’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Almost half of Oceanside, Island Park students opt-out of math

Almost half of eligible test takers in the Oceanside and Island Park did not take state Math tests last week, according to numbers provided by the school districts. These rates are very similar … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/20/16

‘Opt-outs’ double in Valley Stream

The number of students in grades 3 through 8 whose parents opted to have them not take the state tests for English Language Arts and math last week doubled last year’s numbers in three out of four Valley Stream school districts. more

By Micah Danney | 4/20/16

Math test leads to more Rockville Centre opt-outs

Rockville Centre’s refusal to participate in state testing continued with the Math exams last week, but the trend did not carry over to St. Agnes Cathedral School. Once again, 60 percent of … more

By Alex Costello | 4/20/16

The opt-out rate in the East Meadow School District doubled this year, according to administrators

East Meadow’s opt-out rate doubles for state ELA exams

The number of East Meadow students who refused the state English Language Arts assessments last week doubled from the total just one year ago, and Superintendent Leon Campo said that more than half … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/14/16

Opt-out rate rises in Wantagh

For the first time, more than half of Wantagh students opted out of the New York state English Language Arts exam, which was given April 5-7. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/16

Opt-out rate rises in Seaford

Two-thirds of Seaford students refused to take the New York state English Language Arts assessment last week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/16

More Rockville Centre students opt out

Nearly two-thirds of eligible Rockville Centre School District students sat out the English Language Arts state assessments in grades 3 through 8 last week, mirroring numbers that the district saw … more

By Alex Costello | 4/13/16

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