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Onteora’s APPR calls for less testing
The Onteora Central School District Board of Education approved new parameters for the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) at its
Saugerties education forum tackles Common Core
Assemblyman Pete Lopez will host an education forum in Saugerties next Wednesday, May 18 at 6 p.m. at the high
Fewer Saugerties students opted out of state tests
This week, Saugerties joined school districts across New York in administering state assessments in math for students in grades three
Opt-out policy for Common Core tests debated by Saugerties BOE
While the Saugerties Central School District appears to be leaning toward allowing teachers to determine how students who opt out
Onteora cited for low special ed test scored
The Onteora Central School District Middle School grades six-and-seven have been flagged by the State Education Department as having too
Obama, Cuomo diss standardized tests, but what does it mean for Kingston?
With the controversy over standardized testing in public schools still at a rolling boil, some national and state politicians are
Saugerties releases opt-out numbers
The total portion of Saugerties students opting out of the grades 3-8 assessments was 23 percent for English Language Arts
Video: Saugerties superintendent, trustees talk testing
The April 14 School Board meeting included several discussions and speeches on the issue of state-mandated tests. The full video
Common Core: Wave of refusal
Sixty-one percent. Forty-three percent. Fifty-three percent. Last week, numbers flew all over social media, reporting the percentage of public school