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State must get teaching standards right this time
In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . . more
Rockville Centre's 2017 ELA proficiency rate compared to the statewide rates.
More RVC students proficient in English, math
More Rockville Centre students in grades three through eight were proficient on the 2017 state English language arts and math assessments compared to last year, as they once again scored … more
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While Long Beach Middle School students earned slightly better scores on the English Language Arts Common Core exams in 2017 than the prior year, their mathematics scores declined.
State ELA, math scores released
The New York State Education Department released the results of this spring’s Common Core exams last month, showing improved scores for Long Beach Middle School students who took English Language … more
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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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South Side Middle School students who excelled in the National Spanish Exam, were, clockwise from top left, Sydney Rathjen, Sofia Romanello, Montana Mawhinney, Casey Shargel, Jenelle Melendez, Sydney Brancaccio, Connor Dotzler, Delaney Micalizzi, Ashlynn Beauge and Emma Garrett.
SSMS foreign language students among best
Parlez-vous français? ¿Habla español?  Dozens of South Side Middle School world language students recently earned national or local recognition for their outstanding performances on the 2017 National French Contest and The National Spanish Exam. more
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Here we go again: a new set of learning standards
New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more
State must lead on Common Core testing
Nearly 95,000 Long Island children in grades three through eight — roughly 52 percent of the total — did not take the New York state standardized English Language Arts exam last week, as the “opt-out” movement continued . . . more
Three-quarters of Bellmore-Merrick students opt-out of ELA test
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District again had among the highest percentages of students in Nassau County opting out of the state English Language Arts exams last week, with 73 percent of seventh- and eighth-grade students sitting out the exams. more
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Trucks like this one, have been spotted around Long Island, urging parents to opt their children out of Common Core testing.
Over sixty percent opt out of ELA test in RVC
The Rockville Centre School District saw a slight increase in the number and percentage of third- through eighth-grade students who opted out of the New York State English Language Arts assessments … more
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New state law requires schools to test for lead
ll New York state schools must now have their drinking water supply tested for lead contamination, according to legislation signed last month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York is the first state in the … more
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