01.23.2014 Education LaValle to King: Delay Common Core rollout now State Senator Ken LaValle is calling on education department commissioner John King to “hit the delay button” with rolling out new, more rigorous curriculum in public schools through the...
01.07.2014 Education ‘Double testing’ in math over for 7th, 8th graders Seventh and eighth graders enrolled in New York public schools will no longer have to take the math state assessments come this spring, according to a press release issued...
12.14.2013 Education Guest Column: What does Common Core actually mean? The term Common Core has been used in these pages and elsewhere to describe the new policies and practices schools are being asked to adopt by the State Education...
12.13.2013 Education Flanagan to King: Delay data storage plan, drop pre-K through 2nd grade assessments State Senator John Flanagan is calling on the state Department of Education to delay using a controversial method of storing student data electronically for one year and proposing legislation...
11.26.2013 Education Public forum on Common Core set for tonight A public forum with New York Department of Education commissioner John King is set for 6 p.m. tonight at Eastport-South Manor High School in Manorville. While the forum will...
11.12.2013 Education No tickets required for Common Core meeting with education commish Residents will no longer have to sign up with their local school districts to secure a seat for the Nov. 26 public meeting with New York Department of Education...
11.07.2013 Editorials Editorial: Shouldn’t be this difficult to schedule a meeting Close to a month ago, New York Education commissioner John King canceled the only meeting on Long Island he had scheduled for hearing direct feedback from the public about...
10.30.2013 Education Education commish schedules Common Core meeting in Riverhead Updated (Nov. 1): The state education department has changed the date of its first meeting to Nov. 12. The revision has been added to our original story below. The...