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09.07.2019 Education

State data shows Riverhead scored below county average on ELA, math assessments

Riverhead Central School District achieved below average proficiency levels for Suffolk County on the English Language Arts and math assessments given in April and May, according to state data.

03.29.2017 Riverhead School District

Opt-out rate decreases at Riverhead school district; up at SWR, charter school

Tuesday marked the first day of the controversial state-mandated testing at public schools across New York and the percentage of students who refused to sit for the exams in the...

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...

08.25.2016 Editorials

Editorial: Poor communication and notice — a familiar story

Imagine you’re at home, it’s a little more than two weeks before school starts and you get a letter in the mail that begins as follows: “In accordance with...

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.

04.22.2016 Education

Local superintendents’ predictions on the future of state testing

For the past few years, parents and educators have rallied against the state’s latest system of so-called high-stakes testing, which ties teacher evaluations to the controversial Common Core standards....

04.22.2016 Education

Even after compromises, opt-out movement gains steam locally

In response to the large numbers of students who have opted out of state-mandated testing in previous years, New York State education officials recently compromised by agreeing to hold...

04.14.2016 Education

Math opt-outs up in SWR, down in Riverhead

The number of students opting out of state-mandated math assessments this year increased across the board on the North Fork, mirroring a trend seen last week with the required...

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