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The growing number of parents opting their children out of state English Language Arts and math tests seems to have had a mixed effect on overall scores. Oceanside saw mostly gains this year, while Island Park saw mostly losses. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 8/19/15

Common Core — what a mess it is

More than 200,000 New York students “opted out” of the grades three-through-eight Common Core English and math exams this spring. more

8/19/15

How East Meadow's passing rates on the state assessments have fared since the exams' incorporation of the Common Core State State Standards in 2013.

Test results remain largely unchanged

State test scores in the East Meadow School District saw little change this year from 2013-14, a lack of progress that mirrored a statewide trend, and which district officials said underscored the inadequacies of the high-stakes testing program based on the Common Core State Standards implemented three years ago. more

By David Weingrad | 8/19/15

Refusals skew state test scores

New York State test scores were released last week, but the rising trend of test refusals means that results are no longer indicative of a district’s performance. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/15

McVey Elementary School was one of 19 schools nominated in January by the State Education Department for the Blue Ribbon award.

Opt-outs may cost McVey coveted Blue Ribbon award

In January, McVey Elementary School Principal Kerry Dunne learned that her school was one of 19 across the state that had been nominated for the coveted Blue Ribbon award, a national honor that singles out schools with a record of academic excellence. more

By David Weingrad | 8/5/15

Opting out is all the rage, but isn't always smart

It makes psychological sense that in a culture where we are gradually losing control of decision-making and privacy, people would glom onto any power play that offers the illusion of autonomy. more

5/29/15

Exam refusal rates soar in the Bellmores

With tens of thousands of New York students refusing to take state assessments this year, Bellmore and North Bellmore administrators are now waiting to see how the spike in what some call … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/20/15

Let's start over with Common Core

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears locked in a political death spiral. Last year brought growing dissatisfaction with the State Education Department’s dysfunctional implementation of the new Common Core State Standards . . . more

4/30/15

Hundreds opt-out of math exams

Rockville Centre students joined the second round of opt-outs last week, with 59 percent of students declining the state math exam. more

By Alex Costello | 4/29/15

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

By Brian Racow | 4/22/15

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