As the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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9/11/20
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The West Hempstead school district convened its first meeting of the Strategic Planning Council for the 2014-17 term on March 19 in the West Hempstead Middle School cafeteria, at which 20 community …
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By Emily Webb
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3/25/14
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The College Board announced major changes to the SAT exam last week that will begin in the spring of 2016, including a return to the 1600 grade scale, and questions that will be more aligned with current middle and high school curricula.
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By David Weingrad
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3/12/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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Why did your school-age children have to suffer through ten hours of tests and possibly the humiliation of doing badly on those tests?
So that New York State could get more $700 million from the …
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By Howard Schwach
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9/17/13
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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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The Common Core Standards, a national initiative to bring a common curriculum to all of the nation’s schools and to ensure that students are ready for higher education and the workplace,are coming …
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Howard Schwach
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4/5/13
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Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks.
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8/30/12
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