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State must revamp school violence reporting

Nearly half a million students, ages 12 to 18, fell victim to violence at schools across the U.S. in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available, according to . . . more

12/2/16

State must get Common Core right this time

Here we go again: The New York State Education Department is revising its grades-three-to-eight English and math standards. We can only say, with fingers crossed, that we hope the state will get it right this time. more

10/13/16

How ‘opt out’ roiled Common Core

For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . . more

9/15/16

The East Meadow Board of Education presented its new policy on field testing to the public at the April 21 communications meeting.

East Meadow School District rejects field testing

The East Meadow Board of Education recently announced that students in third through eighth grades would no longer take the field tests that the creators of the State Education Department’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

New York State Regent Roger Tilles commended McVey Elementary and the entire East Meadow School District.

McVey: ‘A red, white and blue ribbon school’

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 … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/30/15

McVey Elementary PTA Co-presidents Robyn Kessler, left, and Jill Mallilo, center, who surprised Principal Kerry Dunne on Oct. 13, said the school “has gone above and beyond” to earn the Blue Ribbon award.

Denied a Blue Ribbon, McVey celebrates anyway

A week after McVey Elementary School learned that student “opt-outs” in last April’s state exams cost the school a Blue Ribbon award, a coveted national honor given to schools that exemplify academic excellence by the U.S. Education Department, McVey’s PTA surprised Principal Kerry Dunne by presenting her with an honorary placard to recognize the school’s success. more

By David Weingrad | 10/21/15

Common Core task force: We can only hope

Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more

10/15/15

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

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

9/17/15

Common Core — what a mess it is

More than 200,000 New York students “opted out” of the grades three-through-eight Common Core English and math exams this spring. more

8/19/15

State is wrong on teacher evaluations

I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings. more

6/24/15

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