Current Issues

Nearly 65,000 Students Across LI Opt Out of State English Tests – Newsday

Some LI School Districts Showing Record Numbers of Test Opt-Outs – Newsday

Tisch: Exempt High Performing Schools From New Evaluations – Capital New York

LI Schools To Get $157 Million More in State Aid, Most Since ’08 – Newsday

Assembly Members, Community Leaders, Parents Demand Budget with More School Funding, Less Focus on Testing, Reject State School Takeover Bid – Long Island Exchange

Staten Island Judge Allows Suit on Teacher Tenure to Proceed -NY Times

Nolan: Testing Opt-Out Bill in the Works – NY State of Politics

Tilles Bashes Cuomo on Schools, Wants Commish ‘Who Listens’ – Newsday

ESSAA requests CollegeBoard to consider flexibility in the administration of the PSAT’s for the 2015-2016 school year.

Coalition of Teachers, Unions and State Legislators Challenging the Constitutionality of New Mexico’s Teacher Evaluation System – Legal Clips

As Common Core Testing is Ushered In, Parents and Students Opt Out – The New York Times

Common Core Testing Trouble: Computer Problems, Student Protests and More – The Washington Post