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Students’ test scores qualify North Merrick School District for $225,000

The North Merrick School District announced in March that each of its schools — Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road — had qualified for a $75,000 “Reward School Dissemination Grant” from the state Education Department due to their students’ high performance on state assessment tests in 2011 and 2012. more

By Brian Racow | 4/17/14

District 30 principals: test scores will rise

Although the percentage of students passing the New York state assessments dropped to historic lows this year, District 30 administrators say they are confident that scores will be on the upswing in the future. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/5/13

Common Core: a great idea we're not yet prepared for

“Test scores plummet.” Those were the headlines about the “seismic” drop in scores following the latest state exams. Apocalypse! more

8/28/13

Passing rates on the New York state assessments in Valley Stream's elementary school districts.

Test scores drop in Valley Stream, state

State test scores plummeted to historic lows in most school districts in Nassau County and New York, a result that was expected following the implementation of a more rigorous curriculum less than a year ago. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/14/13

Whatever happened to mandate relief?

New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year. more

2/14/13

The ups and downs of test scores

As administrators from both the Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts reviewed the results of the 2012 state assessments, which were released in … more

By Brian Croce | 8/1/12

District 30 tops Valley Stream in test scores

For the second year in a row, District 30 boasted the best test scores of Valley Stream’s three elementary districts when the results of the 2012 state assessments were released last week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/25/12

Test scores vary across Franklin Square, Elmont

Standardized test scores in Franklin Square and Elmont were primarily up from last year’s results. New York State recently released the results of the 2012 tests in Math and ELA for students in … more

By Deirdre Krasula | 7/25/12

About 100 principals from New York City, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess and Nassau counties met at Fireman’s Field in Rockville Centre on Monday to take a photograph for a public awareness ad campaign about what they describe as the shortcomings of the state’s new teacher-evaluation plan, which links educator ratings to student test scores.

Principals meet at South Side High School to challenge teacher-evaluation plan

Continuing her outspoken opposition to New York state’s new teacher and principal evaluation system, which links educator ratings to student test scores, South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris organized a meeting of 100 of her colleagues from the metropolitan area Monday afternoon. The gathering kicked off a campaign to alert the public and legislators to what educators describe as the weaknesses and costs of the Annual Professional Performance Review, which has been championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Commissioner John King. more

Judy Rattner | 3/14/12

Students of all races are graduating at an equal rate in the Valley Stream Central High School District, closing a gap that existed about a decade ago.

Bridging the gap in academic achievement

The Valley Stream Central High School District’s latest state report card for the 2009-10 school year showed that test scores and graduation rates among various racial groups in grades 9-12 were clustered and close together, district officials say. The numbers seem to support their findings. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 12/9/11

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