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Dr. Robert Dillon, right, with Nassau BOCES Board President Eric Schultz, was installed as the organization’s superintendent on Aug. 20.

Dr. Robert Dillon installed as BOCES sup't

Nassau BOCES installed former East Meadow School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon as its new district superintendent at a board meeting on Aug. 20. more

By David Weingrad | 8/27/15

State assessment scores for grades three to eight were released last week.

State test scores released

The results of the standardized math and English Language Arts tests for grades three through eight were released last week, but Long Beach school officials have yet to determine how the district … more

By Matthew Ern | 8/20/15

How East Meadow's passing rates on the state assessments have fared since the exams' incorporation of the Common Core State State Standards in 2013.

Test results remain largely unchanged

State test scores in the East Meadow School District saw little change this year from 2013-14, a lack of progress that mirrored a statewide trend, and which district officials said underscored the inadequacies of the high-stakes testing program based on the Common Core State Standards implemented three years ago. more

By David Weingrad | 8/19/15

McVey Elementary School was one of 19 schools nominated in January by the State Education Department for the Blue Ribbon award.

Opt-outs may cost McVey coveted Blue Ribbon award

In January, McVey Elementary School Principal Kerry Dunne learned that her school was one of 19 across the state that had been nominated for the coveted Blue Ribbon award, a national honor that singles out schools with a record of academic excellence. more

By David Weingrad | 8/5/15

State is wrong on teacher evaluations

I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings. more

6/24/15

Opting out is all the rage, but isn't always smart

It makes psychological sense that in a culture where we are gradually losing control of decision-making and privacy, people would glom onto any power play that offers the illusion of autonomy. more

5/29/15

Let's start over with Common Core

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears locked in a political death spiral. Last year brought growing dissatisfaction with the State Education Department’s dysfunctional implementation of the new Common Core State Standards . . . more

4/30/15

To opt out or not: That is the question

Over the years, I’ve investigated many hot-button topics in education, but none is as contentious as the battle over high-stakes testing for students in grades 3 through 8. more

4/16/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . . more

4/9/15

Standard & Poor’s downgrades town rating

Standard & Poor’s reduced the Town of Hempstead’s bond rating by three levels last week, but town officials noted that the municipality still received a solid investment grade and that there were … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/13/15

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