When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill repealing Common Core national standards from her state’s schools, it was perhaps the most ironic moment in the fight over the initiative. Fallin is chairwoman of the National Governors Association, one of the private groups that hold the copyright of Common Core. (Yes, this marks the first […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN On March 5 the New York State Assembly passed a bill by a vote of 121 to 10 to slow down certain aspects of Common Core implementation and delay the sharing of student data with outside third parties. Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee were among the bill’s co-sponsors with […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Close to 100 Rockland residents showed up on a frigid winter’s night last Thursday to express their concerns at a public forum about the adverse impact the rushed implementation of the controversial Common Core State Standards have had on the county’s children, teachers and school districts. The forum was hosted by four […]
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 […]
Senator David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and Assemblyman James Skoufis will be hosting a forum centered on the recent implementation of the Common Core standards by the State Education Department. The legislators will take suggestions from parents and educators on the implementation, which will be recommended to the Governor and the State […]
Dear NYS Education Commissioner King, Over the past several months there have been numerous forums throughout Dutchess County, focused on the implementation of Common Core. Clearly, it is an issue that has sparked great concern among the parents and educators of Dutchess County. As county executive and parent of two school aged children, one receiving […]