BY CHERYL SLAVIN Close to 100 Rockland residents showed up on a frigid winter’s night last Thursday to express their concerns at a public forum about the adverse impact the rushed implementation of the controversial Common Core State Standards have had on the county’s children, teachers and school districts. The forum was hosted by four […]
Statement from Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski “The Assembly Majority, through Speaker Silver and Chairwoman Catherine Nolan, issued a statement calling for the delay of testing based on Common Core standards for at least two years. As I have met with administrators, educators, and parents over these past several months, I have heard their concerns regarding the […]
Senator David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and Assemblyman James Skoufis will be hosting a forum centered on the recent implementation of the Common Core standards by the State Education Department. The legislators will take suggestions from parents and educators on the implementation, which will be recommended to the Governor and the State […]
Dear NYS Education Commissioner King, Over the past several months there have been numerous forums throughout Dutchess County, focused on the implementation of Common Core. Clearly, it is an issue that has sparked great concern among the parents and educators of Dutchess County. As county executive and parent of two school aged children, one receiving […]
Common Core and rule change in the middle of the game Part 4 of a 4 Part Series BY CHERYL SLAVIN Imagine yourself deeply engrossed in the longest game of Monopoly in your life, busily buying and selling properties with all the élan of the most distinguished real estate tycoons when suddenly at your door […]
Part 3 of a 4 part series BY CHERYL SLAVIN As the New York State Department of Education continues to develop the technological infrastructure necessary to support the application of Common Core Standards, many parents and educators have grown increasingly concerned about the impact these new technologies will have upon their students’ educational privacy. A […]