Common Core

New York Education Commissioner Will Launch Online Survey On Common Core. The New York Daily News (10/21, Chapman) reports New York state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced the state DOE will launch an online survey to gather public input during the state’s review of the Common Core standards. More than 200,000 New York students boycotted the Common Core exams in 2015. Hawaii Releases Common Core Test Scores, Students Do Better In English Than Math. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (10/21, Kalani) reports out of Hawaii’s 288 public schools, 76 had a majority of students that achieved proficiency on the math portion of the Common Core test, while 129 schools achieved proficiency on the English portion of the test. The data was released by the state DOE.