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?
New York State Education Department Releases Draft Standards
The New York State Education Department released draft ELA and math standards of which more than half are reportedly different than Common Core.
New York Releases Assessment Questions
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.
New York Plans to Test on Revised Standards By 2018-2019 School Year
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.
New York Education Commissioner King Moving On to USDED
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!
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core
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 […]
The Story of Matthew, the Bravest Little Guy in New York.
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 […]