08.16.2014 Columns Guest Column: Protect our children from Common Core Common Core is a federal government power grab disguised as a “revamping” of our nation’s educational system — an educational system that, with all its flaws, managed to produce...
08.03.2014 Education Cuomo challenger pushes for new Common Core party There may be another party line on the November ballot for state office seekers. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the GOP challenger facing Governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming...
06.23.2014 Education For 2 years, teachers won’t be judged on Common Core A new state law has spared teachers from being judged based on their student’s Common Core test results — at least not yet.
05.29.2014 Columns Guest Spot: Achievement gap for minorities cannot be ignored Riverhead Charter School has been in and out of the local newspapers this year due to allegations of “Union busting.” The local newspapers have done an excellent job with...
05.08.2014 Letters Featured Letter: By observing carefully, we learn To the editor: Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg has been an outspoken critic of the Common Core Learning Standards implementation and its testing requirements. So his expressed desire...
05.02.2014 Opinion Education column: Does it pass the common-sense test? What would make the most sense about developing and promoting the necessary ingredients for a high-quality public education system in the United States? Would it be an agenda made...
03.27.2014 Education Students opting out of standardized tests on the rise Amid increasingly intense scrutiny of standardized testing as a means of improving teacher and student performance, the opt-out movement — which encourages refusal to take the tests used to...
03.26.2014 Riverhead School District Riverhead’s Common Core parent forum scheduled for Thursday The Riverhead School District will host a public forum for parents Thursday night to discuss how Common Core standards are being achieved inside the classroom. The meeting is scheduled to...