In its final report, issued Dec. 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force called on the state to place a four-year moratorium on the use of students’ state test scores to evaluate …
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By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann
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1/7/16
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East Meadow School District Superintendent Leon Campo said that an injustice happened in the community in October. Then, McVey Elementary School officials learned that student “opt-outs” in last …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/30/15
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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.
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By David Weingrad
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8/19/15
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I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings.
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6/24/15
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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.
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5/29/15
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Over the years, I’ve investigated many hot-button topics in education, but none is as contentious as the battle over high-stakes testing for students in grades 3 through 8.
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4/16/15
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Students whose parents refuse the state assessments for them will be permitted to read a book quietly at their desk during this month’s exams, a change Superintendent Louis DeAngelo confirmed to the Herald on March 30.
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By David Weingrad
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4/3/15
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Now that the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have apparently reached a budget agreement that includes a revised teacher evaluation system, we hope the State Education Department takes the time to create effective and judicious rules . . .
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4/2/15
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Our weekly Viewfinder questions, brought to the web.
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Christina Daly
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8/12/14
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