Although I was not able to attend last night’s Common Core “listening session,” SWR parent and Comsewogue teacher Melissa McMullan was kind enough to send me a summary. As you may know, Melissa is an fierce advocate in the fight against the reform agenda, whose writing has been published multiple times in the Washington Post and … Continue reading Common Core “Listening Session”
As we are working on negotiating a new APPR plan per the revised education law, it’s time to take a look at the state of state testing that underpins the whole thing. Here’s a quick summary of some of the stories and blog posts from the past few weeks. Test Results The state released test … Continue reading An update on testing and opt-out
The Board of Regents held their “Learning Summit” on Thursday to gather feedback on revised regulations for the APPR plan. As Perdido Street School Blog wrote, it didn’t exactly go as planned. What was supposed to be a forum for generating ideas for moving forward turned into a total beat down on the plan as … Continue reading APPR Summit
The latest collection of news and links: First, a bunch of stories related to the Board of Regents NYSED and the Board of Regents are in the process of re-making APPR. They have a deadline of June 30th (which they don’t think they will meet). If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment … Continue reading News and Links: April 19, 2015
Under the philosophy of “know thy enemy,” here are a whole assortment of stories and links related to Governor Cuomo. In a way, you’ve got to hand it to Cuomo. The man is the walking embodiment of chutzpah. For his first term, he ran on a platform of transparency and anti-corruption. He began his second … Continue reading News and Links: March 2nd (Special All Cuomo Edition)
Not actually “new” news, but you may have missed it: a few weeks ago the SWR Board of Education joined many other NY school districts in passing two resolutions calling for a reduction in the over-reliance on standardized testing and testing mandates. The second calls for a state reevaluation of APPR and a federal overhaul … Continue reading News and Notes: November 3, 2013
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