The New York State Education Department says that Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School needs to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, while school officials say the school’s …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/28/20
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For the 2018-19 school year, students in grades 3 through 8 in Valley Stream elementary school districts 13, 24 and 30 scored notably higher on the English Language Arts exam and mathematics exams …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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10/3/19
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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.
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6/1/17
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New York state test scores were released two weeks ago, but what they mean is questionable, according to local school officials, because so many students did not take the tests this year.
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By Micah Danney
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8/27/15
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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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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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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.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/5/13
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“Test scores plummet.” Those were the headlines about the “seismic” drop in scores following the latest state exams. Apocalypse!
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8/28/13
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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.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/14/13
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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.
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2/14/13
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