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New York State Regent Roger Tilles commended McVey Elementary and the entire East Meadow School District.

McVey: ‘A red, white and blue ribbon school’

East Meadow School District Superintendent Leon Campo said that an injustice happened in the community in October. Then, McVey Elementary School officials learned that student “opt-outs” in last … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/30/15

Despite opt-outs, test scores rise in Rockville Centre

Although Rockville Centre students opted out of the standardized state tests in record numbers in April, the percentage of students who passed them has, surprisingly, increased in most … more

By Alex Costello | 8/27/15

Refusals skew state test scores

New York State test scores were released last week, but the rising trend of test refusals means that results are no longer indicative of a district’s performance. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/15

More students opt out of state tests

By Nicole Gubelli More than 700 students in Sewanhaka Central High School District, the Elmont District and the Franklin Square Districts refused to take the state’s English Language Arts exam, … more

By Nicole Gubelli | 4/22/15

Hundreds more Rockville Centre students opted out this year than last year, bringing the total to 1,036.

RVC students ‘opt out’ in record numbers

More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 62 percent of third- through eighth-graders — refused to take the state English Language Arts assessments last week, far surpassing the number of “opt-outs” the district had last year. more

By Alex Costello | 4/22/15

Opt-out rates soar on state tests

The number of students refusing the New York state assessments increased dramatically this year in Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown, as the movement by parents against high-stakes testing continues to grow. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/21/15

More than 1,000 students — 60 percent of those testable — opted out of the state ELA test this year.

RVC opts out in record numbers

More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 60 percent of the testable school population — opted out of the New York State ELA test this week, shattering the record that the district had set last … more

By Alex Costello | 4/16/15

Parents at the Long Beach Opt Out Information Night, held at Earth Arts last Sunday.

Parents push to ‘opt-out’ in Long Beach

The test-refusal movement has picked up steam in recent weeks in New York, as state aid for school districts has been tied to reforms proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that include changes to the teacher evaluation system that would more heavily emphasize standardized test scores. more

By Matthew Ern | 4/15/15

Parents and students gathered in Wantagh on March 27 for the Paint Merrick Road initiative, which stretched from Valley Stream to Montauk, in support of public education.

‘Opt-outs’ expected to rise

The controversial state standardized testing program begins next week, and hundreds, if not thousands, of local parents are expected to instruct their children to refuse the tests, a decision that has come to be known as opting out. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/9/15

Let's do teacher evaluations right

Now that the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have apparently reached a budget agreement that includes a revised teacher evaluation system, we hope the State Education Department takes the time to create effective and judicious rules . . . more

4/2/15

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