In limited survey, principals say they’re happy with new Common Core materials
Two years after city schools adopted new curriculum materials as part of their transition to the Common Core, a small-scale survey found that principals are happy with their choices. Seventy-two...
View ArticleAhead of state’s Common Core review, Commissioner Elia looks outside New York
New York is one of dozens of states that adopted the Common Core standards in recent years. Soon, it will be a part of another trend: states conducting a formal review of them. At least 18 states have...
View ArticleCuomo says Common Core ‘must be fixed,’ will begin (another) review process
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued another sharp critique of New York’s implementation of new learning standards on Thursday, saying he understood the concerns of parents who opted their children out of taking...
View ArticleTo reduce Common Core acrimony, NY’s top education official floats renaming...
The rancor around the Common Core learning standards in New York might be diminished by renaming them, Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said Tuesday. “There is so much politicization about those words...
View ArticleNew York’s Common Core review begins with a survey and a new name
A new day in the court of public opinion awaits New York’s Common Core standards. New Yorkers wishing to register their complaints or praise for the Common Core can now do so through an online survey...
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Algebra pass rates fall amid Common Core shift, leaving at-risk students...
Pass rates fell sharply last school year as the state switched to a more challenging algebra exam that students will now need to pass to graduate high school, according to data released Thursday by the...
View ArticleEarly results of New York’s Common Core survey are mostly positive
Most of the initial responses to New York’s Common Core survey have been positive, the state education commissioner said Monday. The comprehensive survey, launched last month and continuing until Nov....
View ArticleGov. Cuomo’s Common Core task force calls for evaluation freeze, test changes
The governor’s Common Core task force has proposed overhauling the Common Core standards and pausing test-based teacher evaluations, paving the way for significant changes to policies that have...
View ArticleCommon Core survey responses put focus on standards for youngest grades
The state released final results of its online Common Core survey on Monday, which officials said garnered mainly positive feedback about the controversial learning standards from more than 10,500...
View ArticleState’s timeline would have New York-specific standards replace Common Core...
New York’s transition from the Common Core to its own, modified set of learning standards will take the next 18 months, and won’t affect state tests until spring 2019, according to a timeline officials...
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