What Was Your Regents Exam Grading Experience Like Today?
I spent today getting "normed" for the ELA Regents exam.I have been tasked with grading the Part 3 component - the Question #26 (Controlling Idea Paragraph) and the Question #27 (Literary Element Paragraph.)There was not one teacher in the room who thought the Part 3 component from this administration of the ELA Regents test was a fair or well-designed task.Not one.Many teachers were rea
Regents Grading Hell
If you're reading this post anytime around 7:30 AM when I had it scheduled to be posted, then you're reading it long after I left for my ELA Regents exam grading assignment.You see, the NYCDOE sent the teachers in my department to a school almost as far away from our school on the island of Manhattan as you can get without being:a) in the Bronxb) in the East River orc) on the FDR Drive in a little
Some Central New York Schools Closed For Snow On ELA Regents Exam Day
From Syracuse.com:It's always a brutal wintry mix -- a school-closing snowstorm on a day when high school Regents exams are scheduled statewide.It happened today in several districts in Central New York, leaving some students frustrated -- and with one less chance to pass exams they will need to graduate. If they miss taking a Regents exam in January, they can't try again until June.Given how diff
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Perdido Street School: Cuomo Rakes In Big Bucks From Eva Moskowitz's Success ChartersGee, I wonder what they want for all this money?Supporters of a charter-school network in Mayor de Blasio’s cross hairs are pouring big bucks into the campaign coffers of Gov. Cuomo, a friend of charter schools. Records show board members at the growing Success Academy, which runs 22 charters in the city, have giv