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Students in the Valley Stream school districts are preparing to sit for the state math assessment April 26-28, while others will opt out of the exam.

State testing is back to normal but not everyone is on board

Students from grades three to eight dealt with the usual stress and jitters as they sat for the federally mandated English Language Arts state test last month. And the testing season is not over yet. … more

By Juan Lasso | 4/7/22

We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

Lynbrook, East Rockaway students continue to opt out of state tests

About half of all eligible Lynbrook and East Rockaway students refused to take the New York state English Language Arts and mathematics tests this year. Those who did take the exams earned varied … more

By Melissa Koenig | 10/4/18

2018 NYS English language arts and math assessments data for the North Shore School District, grades 3 through 8.

North Shore test rates ‘result of good instruction’

More North Shore students in grades three through eight were proficient on the 2018 state English language arts and math assessments compared to last year, scoring significantly higher than the state … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 10/4/18

While Long Beach Middle School students earned slightly better scores on the English Language Arts Common Core exams in 2017 than the prior year, their mathematics scores declined.

State ELA, math scores released

The New York State Education Department released the results of this spring’s Common Core exams last month, showing improved scores for Long Beach Middle School students who took English Language … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/7/17

The East Meadow Board of Education presented its new policy on field testing to the public at the April 21 communications meeting.

East Meadow School District rejects field testing

The East Meadow Board of Education recently announced that students in third through eighth grades would no longer take the field tests that the creators of the State Education Department’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

The opt-out rate in the East Meadow School District doubled this year, according to administrators

East Meadow’s opt-out rate doubles for state ELA exams

The number of East Meadow students who refused the state English Language Arts assessments last week doubled from the total just one year ago, and Superintendent Leon Campo said that more than half … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/14/16

Opt-out rate rises in Wantagh

For the first time, more than half of Wantagh students opted out of the New York state English Language Arts exam, which was given April 5-7. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/16

Opt-out rate rises in Seaford

Two-thirds of Seaford students refused to take the New York state English Language Arts assessment last week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/16

A sign outside a home near the Wantagh/Seaford border makes clear the position of many parents regarding the upcoming state tests.

‘Opt-outs’ expected on upcoming tests

New York state testing begins next week, and a large number of students are again expected to refuse the tests in the Seaford, Wantagh and Levittown school districts. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/30/16

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