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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

Forty Lawrence Middle School students opted out — did not take — this year’s state ELA exams. Above, Ruby Levine and Alexis Tyson were two of those students.

Test taking takes its toll

While a majority of students in grades third through eighth took the state English Language Arts (ELA) exam last week there were a portion who did not as their parents or guardians decided for them to opt out of taking the test. more

By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker | 4/9/14

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

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