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P✱ost-COVID, families overwhelming𝔍ly want school choice — yet Dems keep blocking it 

ღ During C🌟OVID, parents learned how bad public-schools were, so now, as a new poll finds, overwhelming majorities of both parties back school choice — yet Democratic leaders keep blocking it.

New York's latest test scores show why families are fleeing the public schools

It's easy to see why the State Education Department stalled on releasing the latest English and math test s🌟cores for grades 3-8, and why New Yorkers won't get the final...

End the State Education Department's test-scores charade

 Once again, the State Education Department and its Board of Regents masters are doing their level best to mak𒁏e a new year’s reading and math assessments as useles༺s as possible. 

NYC teachers blast new math curriculum amid leaked reports of failing test scores: 'Complete disaster'

The DOE claim🦄ed it didn't have results of the June 4 Algeb🐠ra 1 Regents exam, but the tests were scored within a few days.

New York public schools top the nation's class for costly failure

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes to increase publi๊c-school funding by $825 million next year.

First all-digital SAT exam, tough math section puts students to the test: 'Worst one yet'

 One Brooklyn student, who already took two SATs💖 with pencil and paper called the new all-digital exam "the worst one yet."

Why 🐽vaccinate all kids, standardized tests return and other commentary🧸

“Most of the world’s major nations have concluded that healthy children do not need C🌌ovid-19 vaccinations,” observes Joel Zinberg at City Journal.

Inventor of gold-standard cognitive test sugge꧂sts pols like Biden take exam — but can you answer the questions? 𝓡

The doctor who invented one of the most popuౠlar mental cognitive assessments told The Post on Tuesday that it may be a good idea for aging politicians to t🙈ake his...

Success Academy's AP exam numbers prove it: Charter schools are where kids thrive

So many Success Academy students are taking Advanced Placement exams this year that the school has 💦to rent extra space in the Javits Center.

SAT defended from 'misguided' attacks as test increasingly becomes optional for students

But some administrators and testing experts are arguing that the backlash against tests like the SAꦇT and ACT is unfair and based on little evidence, according to The New York Times.

🦩 NYC charter school students outscore public school peers on state English, math exams

New York City charter school students outscored their counterparts in traditional public schools on the s♓tate's grades 🗹3-to-8 English and math exams last academic year.

New York's education chiefs don't want you to know how badly schools do

The New York SE♉D and Board of Regents released the full 2022-2023 statewide math- and reading-assessment results for grades 3-8 showing 48% in English and 52% in math as proficient...

NY education dept. hides the depths of public school failure — but Hochul just wants you to know it's not her fault

🥂  Once again, the State Education Department is failing at a basic task — yet Gov. Hochul mainly wants you to know that🍎 it's not her fault. Yes, Hochul criticized SED...

Blame US kids' learning loss on Randi Weingarten & Tony Fauci

The release of 2022 US scores on the Program for International Stud💃ent Assessment showed🏅 a dramatic drop in 15-year-olds' math scores since the last pre-COVID exams.

Teachers' union boss blames math test slide on COVID — after fighting to keep remote learning

AFT President Randi Weingarten tangled with Presidents Trump and Biden over plౠans to fully reopen schools in 2020 and 2021 — and now blames 💖COVID for the slump in math...

US 10th-graders score lowest ever on international math test: 'Whole world is struggling'

Tenth-graders in the US saw their math sco🦹res on an international test hit an all-time low last year while plummeting 13 points compared to 2018, according to results released Tuesday. 🐼

Oregon removes reading requirement to graduate high school  ♛

 Oreওgon doubled down on its stipulation to su🔯spend basic learning requirements in reading, writing, and math.

 How Israeli intel failed, 𝔍Joe should back oust♐ing Hamas and other commentary

ꦚ “There is only one way Hamas could have pulled off Saturday’s massive surprise,” argues Edward N. Luttwak at Tablet: “by feeding valuable, indeed ‘actionable’ information to individuals who were Israeli...

Don't believe the 'rise' in student test scores — they moved the goalposts

🍒 The increase in math and reading proficiency rates for New York C🍬ity schools are a crock from the get-go. You can’t test exam rates at this point in the year. 

Professor praises SAT shortening exams to give students more time: Not 'applying to join a bomb squad'

 A college pꦡrofessor hailed news 🌄the SATs would be shortened to give students more time as a "game-changer" that would benefit most students.