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Standardized Tests
Warwick, NY
Readers Choice
Best Learning Center/Tutoring In The Hudson Valley In 2024: iTutor Elementary
We are thrilled to announce that iTutor Elementary has been named Best Learning Center/Tutoring in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, iTutor Elementary specializes in tutoring students from kindergarten through 6th grade across subjects such as English (reading and writing), Math, Social Studies, and Science. iTutor's expertise extends to developing individualized study skills and preparing students for mandated standardized state tests, and the dedicated team at iTutor Elementary is committed to helping students achieve their a…
Gettysburg, PA
Schools
These Are The Best High Schools In PA, Website Says
A school isn't just a building. It's a home: A a place for children to foster self-confidence, learn social skills and explore their strengths. Many factors go into what makes a great school, and Niche.com has crunched that data to compile its latest rankings of the best K-12 public and private schools in America (click here for more on methodology). The website broke it down even further, compiling a list of the best high schools in Pennsylvania. "One thing that sets Niche's rankings apart is we consider the entire student experience, including what students do after high school, and…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Schools
'Outstanding Honor:' Pair Of Phillipsburg HS Juniors Qualify As National Merit Scholars
A pair of Phillipsburg High School juniors have been named as National Merit Scholars based on a series of their standardized test scores, the Superintendent said. Michael Juliano and Joshua Nowak met the requirements for the 2022 National Merit Scholar Program due to their 2020 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test score, the Phillipsburg School District Superintendent said Friday on Facebook. Juliano and Nowak scored in the top 50,000 students from more than 1.5 million entrants. The top scorers in each state will named National Merit Semifinalists in September and represent 1…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
NYS On Pause: Cuomo Orders
Covid-
19 100 Percent Non-Essential Workplace Reduction, New Rules
Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know Amid the novel coronavirus crisis (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's taking the most dramatic action he can - reducing the non-essential workforce 100 percent. There will be fines and closures if businesses do not cooperate with the state order, Cuomo said in a news briefing in Albany on Friday, March 20. The measure in which only essential businesses can have workers commuting takes effect Sunday night, March 22. "This is the most drastic action we can take," Cuomo said, off…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Test Time: State Exams This Week In Area Schools
Standardized tests for grades 3 through 8 start on Wednesday, April 11 for English.The state tests for math are in May. Parents and students will have the option of "opting out" of taking the tests. More than 1 million students across the state are eligible to take the state’s English language arts and math exams. In the fourth year of the "opt-out" option last year, the number of students declining to take the tests fell slightly: to 19 percent opting out compared to 21 percent in 2016. The rates were high in 2015 as well, as reported here by Daily Voice. The state Ed…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Schools
Bergen, Passaic Schools Among Best In NJ: New State Rating
The State Department of Education has published a rating of each public high school on a scale from 1 to 100. According to NJ.com, here are three important facts you should know before analyzing the data: They depend greatly on graduation rate and standardized test scores Some superintendents say the data is misleading and oversimplified Students who skipped the PARCC test counted as if they flunked, hurting the rates The rating is based on graduation rate (50 percent), PARCC test proficiency (35 percent) and chronic absenteeism (15 percent). The highest scoring school (97.47) is Dr. Rona…
