It was clearly a difficult night for New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King and Chancellor Meryl Tisch.
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By Howard Schwach
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11/19/13
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The anger of parents and teachers over the state’s Common Core Standards program and the testing that is its companion boiled to the surface on Oct. 15 at an Oceanside Board of Education meeting, …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/23/13
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that the Common Core might well prove to be “the single greatest thing to happen to public education in America since Brown versus Board of …
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By Howard Schwach
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9/4/13
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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 …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/28/13
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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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In a package full of life’s little necessities, every Finnish newborn receives a precious gift –– a set of three books, courtesy of the government.
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8/21/13
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Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word.
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8/14/13
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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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New York State released the results of its 2012 standardized tests last week. Many of Oceanside’s scores stayed nearly the same or increased, while there were large fluctuations in how Island Park students fared on the tests.
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By Alex Costello
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7/25/12
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At a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 18, Bob Fenter, Oceanside’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, outlined some of the changes that are coming to the district’s curriculum in the next …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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