04.21.2015 Columns Guest Column: How the ‘opt-out’ movement continues to grow A mere four years ago, and for decades prior, one could not find any substantial evidence of students opting-out of standardized testing. At first glance, the current, heated, conflict...
04.11.2015 Columns Guest Column: State testing will hurt public education As a seasoned educator, I strongly believe that well-designed tests are a valuable educational tool. When used properly, tests provide timely feedback about student progress. Rather than adding to...
04.05.2015 Columns Guest Spot: Look beyond Common Core’s testing component Much has been said of late concerning Common Core and its effect on the education of our children, particularly with regard to testing and evaluation. And while I agree...
03.23.2015 Columns Guest Column: Let’s follow the money on education reform No doubt you have heard the news that public education is in need of reform. Gov. Cuomo has said so. Former CNN anchor Campbell Brown has said so. Even...
03.19.2015 Greenport School District Gamberg sends letter home to parents outlining test refusal process The superintendent of the Greenport and Southold school districts has issued a letter to parents outlining what they’ll need to do if they don’t want their children to take...
03.17.2015 Editorials Editorial: Zeldin steps up on Common Core, helicopters Freshman Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) has had a good few weeks. We’ll hold our fire — for now — about his joining forces with reactionary U.S. Senator Ted Cruz...
03.13.2015 Letters Featured Letter: Comparing teachers to physicians is a flawed analogy To the editor: In last week’s “The flaws with scores, evaluations” opinion piece, Southold and Greenport Superintendent David Gamberg uses a false analogy (a parody?) to argue against objective...
02.20.2015 Editorials Editorial: Cuomo’s proposals take high-stakes testing too far The rushed rollout of the Common Core State Standards under Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the 2012-13 school year set off alarm bells in school hallways and living rooms across...
12.18.2014 Southold School District Southold opposes field tests; Greenport to vote on statement The Southold school board has made an official statement opposing “field tests” tied to the controversial Common Core mandates.
09.04.2014 Education A slew of changes in tiny New Suffolk district Returning New Suffolk students are being met with, well, restructuring this school year. The arrival of two new instructors and the return of a special assignment teacher has forced...