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06.23.2019 Riverhead School District

New diagnostic system comes to Riverhead school district

Beginning next year, administrators in the Riverhead school district will implement a new diagnostic tool called i-Ready to track Common Core standards and student academic growth.

09.08.2017 Education

NYS: Riverhead’s proficiency scores dip; up at charter, SWR

Fewer students in the Riverhead Central School District achieved proficiency in 2016-17 state assessments while scores improved slightly for the Riverhead Charter School and Shoreham-Wading School District, according to...

06.04.2017 Editorials

Editorial: What’s in a name? We will wait and see

Common Core. The name itself had become toxic. It was only a matter of time before New York followed the lead of other states, like Florida, and rebranded the...

06.02.2017 Education

Common Core to be rebranded as ‘Next Generation Learning Standards’

Since its inception in 2010, the Common Core Standards Initiative has met with scrutiny and disdain from parents and educators across the country.

05.05.2017 Education

Math test refusals hold steady compared to ELA opt-out rates in March

The amount of students who refused to take state-mandated math assessments this week is similar to the English Language Arts opt-out rates in March, according to local school district officials.

09.23.2016 Education

NYS seeks public input on changes to Common Core standards

The New York State Education Department has released its proposed changes to the controversial Common Core standards and wants the public to have its say on the proposal.

09.03.2016 Riverhead Charter School

Charter school principal attributes higher scores to opt-in atmosphere

Assessment results for students at the Riverhead Charter School show proficiency rates of 34 percent on English Language Arts tests taken in April 2016 — a 12 percent improvement...

08.20.2016 Education

NYS releases student test scores; superintendents challenge results

While this year’s student proficiency scores showed overall improvement statewide, local superintendents say that recent changes in testing design and implementation mean those results don’t reflect student performance accurately.

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