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Lisa Ruiz, the superintendent of the East Rockaway School District, said that state standardized tests are not an accurate way of determining students’ success because of the high number of opt-outs each year.
State ELA and math test results released as opt-outs continue in Lynbrook, East Rockaway
In August, the state Department of Education released the results of this spring’s English Language Arts and math exams, and there were few changes from 2016 for Lynbrook and East Rockaway students. more
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To celebrate the launch of their new book, Lucia Magnoli and Betty Lynn Tims held a children's yoga lesson and book signing at Moonflower Yoga in Bellmore.
Bellmore author's new book merges math and yoga
Lucia Magnoli, a Merrick native who now lives in Bellmore, raised both hands and explained what parallel lines are to a group of children attending her yoga class at Moonflower Yoga in Bellmore. A few poses later, she bent her knee at 90 degrees and taught the children about right angles. Magnoli’s Aug. 18 class celebrated the launch of her first book “Math + Yoga= No Way!” by including a book signing and combined math and yoga lesson. more
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JFK student a Long Island Math Scholar
Hugh Cheung, a ninth-grader at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, is among the 84 students this year selected as a Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics. more
State revamps Common Core
The New York State Education Department last week released new draft English and math learning standards for public comment, according to Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, but teachers in the community are looking for more changes to the Common Core system. more
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Kennedy High School teacher Allen Ma has been named the Nassau County Mathematics Teacher of the Year.
Kennedy math teacher named county's best
When Kennedy High School math teacher Allen Ma discusses his instructional methodology and educational philosophy, he does not speak of equations and theorems. He doesn’t even mention solutions. more
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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
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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
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Both Lynbrook’s and East Rockaway’s seventh-grade classes had the highest number of opt-outs.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway students opt-out of tests
Hundreds of eligible students in Lynbrook and East Rockaway did not take the state English Language Arts assessments last week, as parents continued to make clear their opposition to the Common Core curriculum. There were increases in both school districts’ numbers of “opt-outs” over last year. more
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Principal Brenda Young led a ribbon cutting to unveil and introduce Lido School’s new math museum.
Fun and learning in Lido School's Math Museum
Students in grades K-5 at Lido School are exploring mathematics in a new light, through the recent installation of a Math Museum that encompasses various aspects of the subject. more
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Student scored with love of math
When BOCES teacher Ellen Kessler Dubinsky invited her ninth grade students to enter the Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair at Hofstra University, she advised them to consider a subject they like and … more
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