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SAT Test takers will be seeing a very different exam come 2016.

SAT to get new look in 2016

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. more

By David Weingrad | 3/12/14

We need to make changes to the Common Core

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. more

2/6/14

The Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park.

Randazzo: ‘students have to think outside the box’

New Lincoln Orens Middle School Principal Vincent Randazzo came a 350-student Island Park middle school from the massive New York City public school system because he was fed up with the constant … more

By Howard Schwach | 9/17/13

Oceanside Schools Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington.

'Don't have to be bad to be better'

Dr. Phyllis Harrington has been at the helm of the Oceanside schools for a little under two months, and she is raring to get started on a new school year. She was to meet with the entire faculty … more

By Howard Schwach | 8/28/13

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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