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...
11.26.2013 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...
11.08.2013 Education Newsday: Suffolk supes cry out over Common Core A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to address their concerns about over-testing, the fast pace...
11.07.2013 Editorials Editorial: State can’t even 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...
11.01.2013 Education LaValle: Common Core meeting won’t be in Riverhead A public forum on the Common Core curriculum scheduled with New York Department of Education commissioner John King will not be held at Riverhead High School, as previously reported,...
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...
10.21.2013 Education Schools chief announces new set of forums One week after being criticized for canceling his only forum to discuss Common Core curriculum and state testing on Long Island, the state’s chief of schools has announced a...
10.17.2013 Editorials Editorial: Wrong decision to cancel forums Thousands of frustrated parents and educators from across Long Island were expected to attend a forum at Garden City High School Tuesday night for an opportunity to speak with...
08.02.2012 Business Not so fast … Calverton agri-park back in court The recent Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals decision allowing an agricultural processing and storage facility in the former Blackman Plumbing warehouse on Sound Avenue in Calverton is being challenged...
