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District 13 Superintendent Constance Evelyn, second from right, was joined at South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre by legislators and other education professionals to discuss the Common Core.

Valley Stream District 13 Superintendent Constance Evelyn participated in a special Common Core forum at South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre on Jan. 28, which gave many local education experts a chance to voice their opinions on the curriculum and how it could be changed for the better. more

By Alex Costello | 2/3/16

Evelyn on Common Core forum panel

District 13 Superintendent Constance D. Evelyn will be a panelist at a forum that will focus on the next steps for Common Core testing on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at South Side Middle School in Rockville … more

1/6/16

Task force: Overhaul Common Core

In its final report issued last Thursday, Governor Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force called on the state to place a four-year moratorium on the use of students’ state test scores to evaluate teachers’ classroom performance. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/17/15

At press time, the New York State Board of Regents was poised to place a four-year moratorium on the use of student test scores to evaluate teachers’ classroom performance. Above, English teacher Laura Sheridan worked recently with senior Malik Daniels in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program.

State task force: Overhaul Common Core

In its final report, issued Dec. 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force called on the state to place a four-year moratorium on the use of students’ state test scores to evaluate … more

By Scott Brinton | 12/16/15

A chance to rethink Common Core

The Massachusetts State Board of Education recently rejected the battery of state exams required by the Common Core curriculum. It was a bold –– and pathetic –– move on the board’s part. more

12/3/15

More than 200 people attended the meeting, which featured six speakers opposed to high-stakes testing.

Forum’s speakers call for more test opposition

A panel of opponents to state testing linked to Common Core standards denounced the tests and their effect on students at a forum at the Valley Stream American Legion hall on Nov. 18, and called for parents from diverse backgrounds to join their movement. more

By Micah Danney | 11/25/15

Common Core task force: We can only hope

Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more

10/15/15

Local educators to join Common Core reform effort

District 13 Superintendent Constance Evelyn and Valley Stream resident Geoffrey Canada Sr. will join a state task force that will review the current Common Core and student testing systems and recommend changes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced today. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/28/15

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

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

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