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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.

02.20.2014 Education

Local school superintendents organize education forum at SBU

Speaking out against a recent push in state-mandated education testing just isn’t enough for some local superintendents.

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...

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...

11.08.2013 Education

Parents, Southold superintendent air gripes on Common Core

When Southold parent Amy Burns comes across a math problem, she knows how to solve it. But when confronted with math questions in her child’s homework — crafted under...

10.31.2013 Education

Evaluations show no ‘ineffective’ teachers on North Fork

No teacher in any Southold Town school district received an “ineffective” rating under the controversial new education evaluation system now being implemented in public schools across New York State....

08.30.2013 Southold School District

Southold school board calls for student assessment overhaul

The Southold school board approved a resolution Wednesday night calling on state and federal officials to overhaul the current method of standardized testing tied to teacher evaluations. The resolution...

01.30.2013 News

Oysterponds evaluation plan approved by state

The New York State Education Department has confirmed it approved the Oysterponds Elementary School District’s teacher evaluation plan on Tuesday — 12 days after the district missed a state-imposed...

01.19.2013 News

Oysterponds missed deadline because sup ‘pushed the wrong button’

Oysterponds school board president Dorothy-Dean Thomas confirmed Saturday that a technical glitch caused the district to miss a state-imposed deadline to have its teacher evaluation plan approved. Superintendent Dick...

01.12.2013 Education

Three North Fork school districts poised to lose state aid Jan. 17

Three out of the remaining 54 school districts that haven’t received final approval from the state on their new teacher and principal evaluation plans are located on the North...

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