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Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent said the results of the state's math and ELA tests, which more than half of students chose not to take, are "almost uninterpretable" in terms of measuring group performance.

Rockville Centre schools superintendent: State math, ELA test results ‘hardly interpretable’

The state released the results of the state math and English Language Arts tests last week, but Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson called the scores “hardly interpretable.” more

By Ben Strack | 10/4/18

State’s newly adopted Next Generation standards ‘encouraging’

After two years of collecting input from parents, educators and the public to revise New York’s controversial learning standards and assessments, the Board of Regents approved the State Education Department’s Next Generation Learning Standards for English and mathematics earlier this month, sparking hope among some Rockville Centre school leaders. more

By Ben Strack | 9/28/17

State must get teaching standards right this time

In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . . more

9/21/17

State should rethink its local-diploma policy

Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more

8/3/17

Here we go again: a new set of learning standards

New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more

6/1/17

Rockville Centre Herald reporter Peter Belfiore tries his hand at the district’s NWEA adaptive ELA test.

A look at RVC Schools' NWEA adaptive assessment test

It started with a question about the “Wizard of Oz.” After reading a small passage where Dorothy’s Auntie Em and Uncle Henry meet the Cowardly Lion, I was asked to identify how the … more

By Peter Belfiore | 5/3/17

State must lead on Common Core testing

Nearly 95,000 Long Island children in grades three through eight — roughly 52 percent of the total — did not take the New York state standardized English Language Arts exam last week, as the “opt-out” movement continued . . . more

4/6/17

School Superintendent Dr. William Johnson hoped to outline what he described as “consistent change” at the state level in regards to education policy to make it easier for parents to make decisions about their children’s education.

Rockville Centre school officials and parents discuss Common Core at forum

It has been four years since New York state attempted its rollout of the Common Core standards and assessment protocols, and every year since then, school administrators and parents still meet to … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/8/17

Kaminsky remains the choice in the 9th S.D.

For the second time in seven months, voters in the 9th State Senate District will choose from among Democrat Todd Kaminsky, Republican Chris McGrath and Green Party candidate Laurence S. Hirsh for the district’s seat. more

11/2/16

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