Keyword: Common Core
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OK, I'll say it: Teachers deserve tenure
In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes. more
Jeanette Deutermann, a parent and founder of the Long Island Opt-Out Info Facebook page, has been outspoken against the state assessments for students in third- through eighth-grades.
Concerns with Common Core
Education in New York’s public schools has changed in recent years with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the property tax cap in 2012. Educators, board members and parents have voiced their disdain with each, but with the first round of state assessments this week, their message has grown louder. more
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Our schoolchildren are seeing tests in their sleep
Almost every one of us has had the experience of watching a child, a grandchild or the children of friends suffer through the anxiety of continuous tests at every level of the educational ladder. more
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
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Not so fast on Common Core
Legislators in Albany have finally taken the complaints of parents and educators to heart, and have called for a delay in the implementation of the state’s new Common Core curriculum, just as the … more
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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
Repairing the Common Core
The New York State Assembly Minority Conference released a report last week outlining changes it felt should be made to the state’s approach in implementing the controversial Common Core learning … more
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Dr. William Johnson answered myriad questions from parents about how Rockville Centre schools were handling the new state curriculum and tests.
Rockville Centre School District holds Common Core forum
On Jan. 16, the Rockville Centre School District, in conjunction with the PTA Council, hosted a forum to address some of the most pressing questions that parents had about the Common Core, state … more
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A sample question from the state’s Common Core algebra module asks students to solve complex problems.
A tale of two tests
With the end of the school year on the horizon, Rockville Centre School District administrators were forced to make a choice for eighth-grade algebra students: Which of the two Regents exams that … more
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Our wish list for Christmas
Dear Santa: We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture. more
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