The polls are open for a few more hours and many school officials are probably biting their nails. LoHud.com will have the results as soon as they’re available. The great majority of school district budgets have been supported by voters in recent years, but this is always a nerve-wracking time… Read More →
U.S. News & World Report has released its most recent list of best high schools in New York. Rockland, Putnam and Westchester high schools account for 15 of the first 100 top schools. Here are the local rankings for the first 100 schools. The full list can be found at… Read More →
Some 28 local high school students have won $2,500 National Merit scholarships based on test scores, academic record, school leadership and contributions, an essay, a recommendation and community activities. The 28 were among 153 statewide and 2,500 students nationwide named National Merit scholarship winners of more than 15,000 finalists. They… Read More →
Don Larkin, student activities coordinator at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, is the first faculty member of the school’s faculty to reach the 50-year mark. The school has created a scholarship in his name to honor him for his commitment to the facility. “Don Larkin is uniquely qualified… Read More →
A half century. That’s how long Don Larkin has been working at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. He started as a language teacher and later coached basketball and soccer before become athletic director. Today he is student activities coordinator. And the first Stepinac faculty member to reach 50… Read More →
We just got this in from the Associated Press. In case anybody was wondering if the state would permit Buffalo et al to secretly agree with the unions not to use the new tests for APPR. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York state education officials have declared void an agreement… Read More →
Seven local students have been awarded corporate scholarships based on their showing in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship program. This is the first of several award announcements the organization will make, with about 8,000 academic champions winning more than a$35 million in scholarships all told. The students in this… Read More →
There are two spots up for grabs on the Pocantico Hills Board of Education at the May 21 budget vote, and two people running. Incumbents Emily Segal and Fred Rickles were the only candidates to return petitions to the school clerk, so they will be running uncontested for the volunteer… Read More →
It’s been some day, with everyone glued to the TV to watch the manhunt. But there’s been an interesting development closer to home, in the troubled East Ramapo school district (it may be time to rename the district the Troubled East Ramapo school district). Daniel Schwartz resigned today as president… Read More →
The Council for Economic Education has unveiled national standards for financial literacy, a framework for the knowledge and skills that should be contained in a K-12 personal finance curriculum. It was developed by economists, education specialists at Federal Reserve banks and financial education researchers. The standards contain the fundamentals of… Read More →
Got this in today from ACT Inc. IOWA CITY, IOWA-Findings from the latest ACT National Curriculum Survey®, released today, point to a continued gap between what high schools are teaching and what colleges expect their incoming students to know. ACT’s report, which focuses on the policy implications of the survey… Read More →
Since it’s hard to think about anything but Boston… We have a “feel good” story today about a special ed teacher from New Rochelle getting an unexpected TV spotlight because of her fine work with an autistic boy. Viewers of “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” have chosen Ann Marie Rooney… Read More →
(Susan Guiney, Mount Pleasant schools Superintendent. Photo courtesy of Mount Pleasant schools) Last week’s third annual Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System 2013 spring conference included a first: the first of what is hoped to be a tradition of honoring school administrators who foster and support libraries and library… Read More →
State Education Commissioner John King has a new video explaining the Common Core learning standards and how they relate to the new state tests (3-8, math & ELA) debuting this month. Watch it at EngageNY HERE. Or on Youtube HERE. Or here it is:
I had a chance earlier this week to chat with Richard Patz, vice president for engineering, research and development for test company CTB/McGraw Hill. The company, which had been the major New York test provider for NCLB’s 3-through-8 testing through 2011, has just won the contract with the state to… Read More →