Common Core

The New York State Legislature has approved a measure that ends a mandate that teacher evaluations be based on the results of their students’ standardized…

The results of this year’s Common Core-related standardized tests show scores for New York’s schoolchildren inching up. About one-fifth of the children…

Education groups, dismayed by the federal education secretary’s threat to punish schools in New York with high opt-out rates for standardized tests, say…

The controversial math and English language tests for children in grades 3-8 begin in public schools across New York state today. Opposition to the tests…

Standardized test season is approaching for students across New York state. State Education Department officials are hoping there won’t be a repeat of…

The newly elected chancellor of the Board of Regents, Betty Rosa, expressed grave doubts about the state’s use of standardized tests in the schools,…

Three new regents elected by the legislature this week are expected to help lead an ongoing reversal in education policy in New York to less emphasis on…

A New York congressman recently announced that he’s taken the first steps toward running for governor in 2018. Rep. Chris Gibson, a Republican, would…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his State of the State speech was far less combative than in the past when it comes to education. But, education groups say while…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to give his State of the State speech on Wednesday. The governor has already spent the past week rolling out a lengthy…