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19 Schools Named As "Persistently Dangerous" Under NCLB, August 20, 2008
New Graduation Results Released for High Schools Statewide / Powerpoint Presentation, August 11, 2008
Congress Expands Loan Forgiveness Programs to Teachers in BOCES, August 5, 2008
Regents Actions in 32 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions, July 30, 2008
Regents Urge Families to Enroll Children in New York's Free Public Library Summer Reading Program, July 2, 2008
Regents Actions in 46 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition, June 30, 2008
Statement from Education Commissioner Richard Mills on 211 Waivers , May 22, 2008
Somers Holocaust Survivor and Commack Educator Receive 2007 Yavner Awards, May 20, 2008
Regents Actions in 43 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions, May 20, 2007
Large Increase in "High Performing/Gap Closing" and "Rapidly Improving" Schools Announced , May 15, 2008
Regents Actions in 34 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions, Apri1 15, 2008
New Data Show: New York State Raises Percent of Highly Qualified Teachers in all Subjects, April 14, 2008
81 Title I NYC High Schools and 27 Districts "In Need of Improvement" Under NCLB; 44 NYC High Schools Also Identified Under Separate State Rules, April 7,2008
750,000 Licensed New York State Professionals Can Now Renew Registration Online; 250,000 Applications Expected Annually, Apri 7, 2008
National Assessment of Educational Progress Results in 8th Grade Writing Show Gains for New York Students Since 1998, April 3, 2008
44 Title I High Schools and 34 Districts "In Need of Improvement" Under NCLB, 60 High Schools Also Identified Under Separate State Rules, March 25, 2008 - School and District Lists
Regents Actions in 50 Professional Discipline Cases and 3 Restoration Petitions, March 17-18, 2008
Board of Regents to Review New York State's English Standardsl, March 19, 20008
Regents Actions in 39 Professional Discipline Cases and Restoration Petitions, February 19, 2008
421 Libraries Throughout New York to Get $4.1 Million in Grants from Gates Foundation , February 7, 2008
Commissioner Mills Names 15 New SURR Schools, Announces 5 Others to Close, February 5, 2008: HTML | MS Word
Regents Actions in 29 Professional Discipline Cases, January 18, 2008
Education Week's Quality Counts Rates New York First Overall in New Report on the State of Education, January 9, 2007
444 Title I Elementary and Middle Schools Statewide are "In Need of Improvement" Under NCLB; 53 Schools also Identified Under Separate State Rules , December 20, 2007
Regents Actions in 57 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition, December 13-14, 2007
Board of Regents Announces Grants from Gates and Wallace Foundations HTML | MS Word, December 13, 2007
State Education Department Releases School Distict Special Education Data Profiles, December 3, 2007
Contracts for Excellence Approved for 55 School Districts: HTML | MS Word -
Presentation: Text-Only | HTML Graphic | MS PowerPoint, November 19, 2007
Regents Actions in 69 Professional Discipline Cases, October 24, 2007
Board of Regents Proposes Major New Initiatives in State Support for Schools to Close Achievement Gap (HTML | MS Word), Presentation (Text-Only | HTML Graphic | MS PowerPoint) , A Compendium of P-16 Partnerships and Collaborations, October 23, 2007
Board of Regents Proposes Increase in State Aid to Schools, - Presentation (Text-Only | HTML Graphic | MS PowerPoint) - Regents State Aid Proposal, October 22, 2007
16 Blue Ribbon Schools Named in New York State, October 2, 2007
State Education Department and NYSERDA Announce Guidelines for Energy Efficient School Buildings September 27, 2007
National Assessment of Educational Progress Results Show Significant Gains for News York's Black, Hispanic Students Since Late 1990's, September 25, 2007
Regents Actions in 47 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition, September 11, 2007
More New York Students Than Ever Take SAT, Performance Declines; New York Leads in Students Taking AP and Achieving Mastery, August 28, 2007
27 Schools Names As "Persistently Dangerous" Under NCLB - PPT Presentation, August 21, 2007
State Education Department Awards $2.4 Million to Support Improved Instruction and Learning in Math and Science , August 7, 2007
Regents Actions in 62 Professional Discipline Cases and 1 Restoration Petition, July 30, 2007
Regents Actions in 51 Professional Discipline Cases, June 26, 2007
Julianna Dainotto Awarded the Margaret Snow Vander Veer Scholarship, June 26, 2007
Whitney Washousky Awarded the Griffith Scholarship, June 26, 2007
Students with Disabilities Make Gains, But Overall Achievement and Graduation Rates Still Too Low, June 25, 2007
Students with Disabilities Power Point Presentation | Text-Only Version | HTML Graphics Version, June 25, 2007
Board of Regents Urges Families to Enroll Their Children In New York's Free Summer Reading Program, June 25, 2007
State Education Department Awards $41 Million to Transition Students with Disabilities to College and Work, June 25, 2007
Statewide Student Achievement Improves Across Grades 3-8 on 2007 Math Tests, PowerPoint Slide Presentation, June 12, 2007
State vs. NAEP Comparisons Released Today , June 7, 2007
Record Number of High Performing/GAP Closing Schools and Districts Announced Under NCLB, May 31, 2007
Brooklyn Advocate and Yonkers Teacher Receive 2006 Yavner Awards, May 24, 2007
Middle School Performance Improves on 2007 Grade 3-8 English Tests, Powerpoint Slide Presentation May 22, 2007
Regents Actions in 80 Professional Discipline Cases, May 22, 2007
More Students Graduate, Earn Regents Diplomas in 2006, School Report Cards Show, May 18, 2007
New Graduation Rates Released for High Schools Statewide, April 25, 2007
Board of Regents Approve Regulations for Contract for Excellence, April 24, 2007
State Education Commissioner Mills Announces
Resignation of Ronald Ross as Roosevelt Schools Superintendent, April 20,
2007
Commissioner Mills Meets with New
York Congressional Delegation; Discusses "No Child Left Behind" Reauthorization,
April 19, 2007
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04/20/07***
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