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David Feller, North Merrick superintendent

North Merrick schools chief to lead Nassau superintendents, advise state

North Merrick School District Superintendent David Feller will become president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on June 1. With the position, he will also assume a spot on the Commissioner’s Advisory Council of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which meets three to four times a year with the New York State Education Department commissioner, currently Dr. John King Jr. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 5/31/13

Less than 95 percent of students at Merrick Avenue and Grand Avenue middle schools took new math tests that the state launched last month — a threshold that schools must meet for them to have made “Adequate Yearly Progress,” according to the New York State Education Department.

Testing ‘opt-outs’ create quandaries for schools

Two weeks ago, the Herald detailed new English and math standardized tests that New York’s public and charter schools gave to students in grades three to eight last month. In this report, the Herald continues an examination of how “opting out” from the tests could affect the students who did so and their schools. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 5/30/13

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Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

Merrick-Bellmore test scores beat averages

In the four Bellmore-Merrick elementary districts, every grade from third to sixth surpassed the average county and state scores on the English Language Arts and math state exams, the results of which were released by the New York State Department of Education last week. School superintendents expressed satisfaction with the results, but also cautioned that their districts will need to continue to work hard to prepare students for future statewide exams, which since 2010 have included longer, more difficult problems. more

By David Weingrad | 7/26/12

The West Hempstead school district's math department is devising a plan to increase state test scores.

W.H. math department devising new formula for success

In response to a drop in scores on last year’s state math exams, the math department at the West Hempstead school district is working with teachers and school administrators to devise a plan … more

Nakeda Ellis | 11/10/10

Merrick test scores surpass county average

The State Department of Education recently upped its "cut scores" for elementary-level English and math tests, making it harder for children to pass the exams, and the change became a topic of discussion at Tuesday night's Merrick Board of Education meeting. more

David Weingrad | 8/11/10

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