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New York Schools Mandated to Teach Mental Health

September 28, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A new law went into effect that mandates elementary, middle, and high schools in New York State must teach mental health. What could possibly go wrong?

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Mental Health Education, New York, New York State Education Department

Newsday: New York Parents Must Have Students Take Assessments

September 20, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

New York State Department of Education Building in Albany, NY. Photo credit: Matt H. Wade (CC-By-SA)

Newsday declared the war over Common Core and other education reforms in New York over and said parents must have their students take state assessments.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, New York, New York State Education Department, testing and accountability, Testing opt-out

Is Common Core Really Gone in New York?

September 12, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Albany Union Times bid good bye to the Common Core after the New York Board of Regents adopted revised standards, but is it really gone?

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Betty Rosa, Common Core State Standards, MaryEllen Elia, New York, New York Board of Regents, New York Next Generation Learning Standards, New York State Education Department

New York State Education Department Releases Draft Standards

September 22, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

New York State Department of Education Building in Albany, NY. Photo credit: Matt H. Wade (CC-By-SA)

The New York State Education Department released draft ELA and math standards of which more than half are reportedly different than Common Core.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Chalk Beat, Common Core State Standards, MaryEllen Elia, New York, New York State Education Department, New York State School Boards Association

New York Releases Assessment Questions

June 7, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

New York State Department of Education Building in Albany, NY. Photo credit: Matt H. Wade (CC-By-SA)

The New York State Education Department released 75% of the questions used on their Common Core Assessments for 3rd through 8th graders in math and ELA.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: common core assessments, MaryEllen Elia, New York State Education Department

New York Plans to Test on Revised Standards By 2018-2019 School Year

February 23, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The New York Board of Regents look like it will rush ahead with a drawn out Common Core rebrand that kids will be tested on during the 2018-2019 school year.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Common Core Rebrand, Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, New York, New York Board of Regents, New York State Education Department, New York State Parent Teacher Association

New York Education Commissioner King Moving On to USDED

December 11, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

What happens to state education chiefs who have largely been a failure in their role, but are Common Core advocates? They get promoted of course!

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Arne Duncan, Common Core State Standards, John B. King, New York State Education Department, U.S. Department of Education

Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core

February 26, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Interesting poll from Siena College. Voters continue to be divided by the New York State Education Department’s implementation of the Common Core, with 36 percent saying they are too demanding, 24 percent saying they’re not demanding enough and 23 percent saying they are about right (34-27-23 percent in November). And division continues on confidence in […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, New York State Education Department, Siena College, Siena Poll

The Story of Matthew, the Bravest Little Guy in New York.

January 20, 2014 By truthinamed

By Michael Bohr There is a very brave young man in NY by the name of Matthew. He is 12 years old and has some serious learning challenges that he was in control of and learning to excel beyond them.That was until the middle of the 5th grade when the Common Core arrived two years […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, IEP, Michael Bohr, New York State Education Department

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