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We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . . more

4/9/15

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

State exam standards still a 'challenge'

Local school districts say they are stepping up their games following the release of scores on state math and English tests given in the spring to students in third through eighth grades. Test … more

By Lee Landor | 8/19/11

The West Hempstead school district's math department is devising a plan to increase state test scores.

W.H. math department devising new formula for success

In response to a drop in scores on last year’s state math exams, the math department at the West Hempstead school district is working with teachers and school administrators to devise a plan … more

Nakeda Ellis | 11/10/10

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