07.06.2015 Government Four years later: A local analysis of the 2-percent property tax cap With news late last month that the New York State Legislature extended the 2-percent property tax cap another four years, we took a look back at the property tax...
04.23.2015 Education Did more outspoken leadership play a role in ‘opt out’ results? School districts whose leaders have been most outspoken in opposing New York’s direction with public education saw more students refuse last week’s assessments, a Suffolk Times analysis has found.
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...
03.31.2015 Education As pols near deal in Albany, educators call for commission With reports trickling out of Albany that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reached a tentative deal with lawmakers over the state budget and education reforms, local educators are calling for...
01.18.2015 Columns Guest Column: The folks in Albany want us all to step aside Ordinarily, letters exchanged between governors and high-level bureaucrats don’t make it to the top of The New York Times bestseller list. But, sometimes, one comes across a letter that...
03.23.2014 Columns Guest Column: SAT, Common Core don’t match up We’ve heard a lot recently about the “new” SAT, the national standardized test created and marketed by the private, not-for-profit College Board and used by many colleges and universities...
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.
11.27.2013 Education Guest Spot: Board of Regents creating ‘education apartheid’ The New York State Board of Regents insists the state’s public school students are not “College and Career Ready.” They claim that public school students are not prepared for...
10.03.2013 Opinion Cohen: Regents Reform Agenda is Wrongheaded In 2001, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as No Child Left Behind. At the time there was strong bipartisan support for the idea that...
