Assembly bill would require every child in public school to get a psychological test to make sure they’re “mentally fit”

FROM WHEC.COM Would you let your child be tested like this? After several school shooting including in Newtown, CT., there is now a bill in the New York State Assembly that would require every child in public school to have a psychological examination before they could go to school. The test would be mandatory whether […]

Robert Krahulik Resigns

Days after NY GOP Chairman Ed Cox requested he quit, Orange County GOP Chairman Robert Krahulik has resigned from his post. Krahulik, 48, was embroiled in a sexting scandal that had led him to voluntarily take a 60-day leave of absence. Cox was not satisfied with a mere leave and asked for Krahulik’s resignation, which […]

NYGOP Chair Asks Orange County Chair to Resign after Sex Photos Exposed

The sex life of 48-year-old Orange County GOP Chairman Robert Krahulik may end up costing him his political career. Krahulik has taken a 60-day leave of absence after an ex-girlfriend “exposed” his habit of sending crotch shots to women via emails and text message. However, NY GOP Chairman Ed Cox went further, asking that Krahulik […]

Jaffee Applauds Speaker Sheldon Silver and Education Chair Catherine Nolan Call to Delay Common Core Test-Based Assessments and Sharing of Student Privacy Data

PRESS RELEASE FROM ELLEN JAFFEE Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) today applauded Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Education Chair Catherine Nolan for their call to delay Common Core test-based assessments and the sharing of student privacy data. “As a former educator and outspoken advocate for public education, I have expressed concerns, as many of my colleagues […]

David Fried: I’ll Have an Announcement for You Soon

David Fried: I’ll Have an Announcement for You Soon

Democratic nominee for the 2013 county executive race David Fried attended his victorious competitor Ed Day’s inaugural State of the County address Tuesday night. Fried, a former county legislator and village justice of Spring Valley, would not comment on County Executive Day’s speech except to say he thought he did a nice job, but he […]

Zebrowski Calls for Common Core Delay

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 […]