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New York Sees a Spike in Regents Exam Failures Five Years After Common Core

January 14, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

A report by education policy consultant David Rubin shows a spike in the failure rate of New York students on their math and ELA Regents Exam.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Common Core, David Rubel, New York, New York Regents Exam

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

New York City Mayor: Scrap the Specialized High School Placement Assessment

June 4, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote an op/ed for Chalkbeat over the weekend that called for changes in how New York City Schools assesses middle school students for placement in their eight advanced placement high schools.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, high stakes testing, New York, New York City Schools

Having Elementary Teachers Specialize Probably Isn’t a Good Thing

May 18, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

New York City Schools want more elementary school teachers specialized to teach math to prepare students for algebra, but two recent studies show this isn’t a good idea.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, departmentalizing elementary school, elementary school math, New York, New York City Schools

NY Assembly Passes Bill to Decouple Assessments from Teacher Evaluations

May 4, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The New York Assembly passed a bill that would decouple state assessments from teacher evaluations this week 131 to 1, the measure is gaining momentum in the New York Senate.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2018 Bills, common core assessments, New York, teacher evaluations

NY Assembly Introduces Bill to Bar Using Assessment Scores on Teacher Evaluations

April 27, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A bill was just introduced in the New York Assembly that would bar schools from using standardized assessment scores on teacher evaluations. 

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2018 Bills, Andrew Cuomo, Carl Heastie, Cynthia Nixon, New York, New York Assembly, Parental Opt-Outs, student assessments, teacher evaluations, The New York Post

Paper and Pencil Test Administration Is Not Impacted By Cyberattacks

April 23, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Last week, seven states who contract with Questar for their statewide computer-based assessments were subject to a cyberattack. Pencil and paper assessments don’t face those kinds of problems.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Computer-Based Assessments, cyber security, data security, New York, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

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’s Revised Standards Up for Public Comment

May 9, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

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

NYSED last week announced that New York’s revised ELA and math standards are online and that they will take public comment on the revisions until June 2nd.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, New York, New York State Board of Regents, New York State Department of Education, Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards

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