by Matt Lavonas | Sep 15, 2017 | News
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the revised Common Core curriculum standards will now be known as the “Next Generation Learning Standards.” (Associated Press) By Diane C. Lore STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s official: New York...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 8, 2017 | News
by Justin Murphy, Most school districts in Monroe County are starting class the Tuesday or Wednesday after Labor Day. Here are some of the prominent changes this year in Monroe County schools. Capital projects In Rush-Henrietta, nearly every student will see something...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 5, 2017 | News
Virginia Escobar-Cheng teaches a science class at a high school in Homestead, Florida, in March. By Caitlin Ostroff, CNN (CNN)Lynn Sorrells started teaching 26 years ago because she loved seeing the light-bulb moment when a kid grasped a new concept. She still does....
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 30, 2017 | News
Ryan Dailey and James Call, Tallahassee Democrat Updated 3:49 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2017 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos talks about school reform and Trump’s 2018 budget Joe Rondone (Photo: Joe Rondone, Tallahassee Democrat) TALLAHASSEE — The Trump...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 20, 2017 | News
BY MICHAEL MULGREW, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | AUG 14, 2017 | 163 New York State requires prospective cosmetologists to receive 1,000 hours of specialized instruction, and real estate brokers to get 120 hours of instruction and two years of field...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 18, 2017 | News
By Jay Rey | Published August 17, 2017 | Updated August 17, 2017 Carl P. Paladino is out as a member of the Buffalo Board of Education. But don’t expect this School Board drama to be over just yet. Many cheered the state education commissioner’s decision Thursday to...
