Matthew Kravatz

‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests

‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests

As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple...

02 May 2024 | 11:23

To understand why women have been under-represented in science and engineering, experts looked to math proficiency among female students. Thirty years ago, there were 13 boys for every girl who scored above 700 on the SAT math exam at age 13. As of 2010, that ratio had shrunk to about 3 to 1. The increase in the number of girls identified as “mathematically gifted” stemmed largely from educators making a point of bringing the mathematics conversation to girls. Photo by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

To understand why women have been under-represented in science and engineering, experts looked to math proficiency among female students. Thirty years ago, there were 13 boys for every girl who scored above 700 on the SAT math exam at age 13. As of 2010, that ratio had shrunk to about 3 to 1. The increase in the number of girls identified as “mathematically gifted” stemmed largely from educators making a point of bringing the mathematics conversation to girls. Photo by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

Girls and science: A rising tide

In the ever-changing world of education, school districts are increasing science education in the early grades to create...

12 Aug 2023 | 07:34

Superintendent Elsie Rodriguez. far left, asks Matthew Kravatz, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction (UPK - Grade 5), for an update on the district’s goals. Photo by MJ Hanley-Goff.

Superintendent Elsie Rodriguez. far left, asks Matthew Kravatz, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction (UPK - Grade 5), for an update on the district’s goals. Photo by MJ Hanley-Goff.

M-W School Board reviews district goals

In a special meeting of the Monroe-Woodbury School Board Education last Thursday, April 20, Superintendent Elsie Rodriguez...

25 Apr 2023 | 01:05

School officials offered a slide-slow update on the Grade 3-8 ELA and Math student assessments at the Feb. 8 Monroe-Woodbury School Board meeting. Photo by MJ Hanley-Goff.

School officials offered a slide-slow update on the Grade 3-8 ELA and Math student assessments at the Feb. 8 Monroe-Woodbury School Board meeting. Photo by MJ Hanley-Goff.

M-W school officials offer an assessment of student assessments

School officials offered a slide-slow update on the Grade 3-8 ELA and Math student assessments at the Feb. 8 Monroe-Woodbury...

15 Feb 2023 | 11:38

Dave Conklin, who served as chief of the Monroe Village Police Department from 2016 to 2018, has been named police chief of the Tuxedo Park Village Police.

Dave Conklin, who served as chief of the Monroe Village Police Department from 2016 to 2018, has been named police chief of the Tuxedo Park Village Police. ( File photo)

Tuxedo Park welcomes Dave Conklin as police chief

The Tuxedo Village Board has hired former Monroe Chief Dave Conklin to lead its department.

"I was impressed with Dave both...

17 Jan 2020 | 03:31