NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Teaching is the Core
Across New York State, district administrators, principals, teachers, and BOCES are working hard to implement Common Core standards and instruction into their classrooms and schools. Their hard work is paying off and positively impacting all students. Watch this video illustrating how Common Core instruction is happening in classrooms across the state. In New York State, Teaching is the CORE.
High School Student Press Conference with Commissioner King
On June 4, Commissioner King engaged with student reporters across the state via video conference. The Commissioner spoke for a few minutes and then answered questions from student reporters.
Find out more about the high school student press conference
Video for Parents and Families
Watch this video for parents and families about the Common Core and the state assessments and check out the other videos in our Common Core Assessment Video Series.
NYSED / Teacher Appreciation Week
To recognize the contributions made by teachers across New York we are sharing video tributes sent from school districts around the State.
Congratulations to New York’s Newest Schools to Watch ®!
In partnership with the New York State Middle School Association, the State Education Department has selected two middle schools that have earned their first designation as Schools to Watch®: Johanna Perrin Middle School in Fairport and Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School in Honeoye Falls. Congratulations!
Schools earning their second designations are Lakeland Copper Beech MS in Yorktown Heights, Bay Trail MS in Penfield, and Merton Williams MS in Hilton. North Salem MS in North Salem has earned its third designation.
