Common Core – The Cornwall Local

Eachus all alone in candidates debate

October 21, 2016 Editorial Staff

The table was set for two candidates at the Oct. 17 debate hosted by the Times Herald-Record. But only one of them was there. Democrat Chris Eachus sat by himself at a table in the front of the room. Bill Larkin, his opponent in the race for the state Senate, was missing.

Third-graders to aid scientific study

October 3, 2014 Ken Cashman

Tuesday was a big day for Mrs. Kelly Hogan’s third-graders at Willow Avenue School. For some of them, it was their first visit to Black Rock Forest. For all of them, it was the start of a year long research project.

Future will be real test of Standards

January 31, 2014 Ken Cashman

The school board had just heard a presentation on the Common Core Standards at the high school level. When it was time for input, the board’s president, Melanie Robinson, wondered about the future. Will colleges notice a difference in four or five years?

Common Core transition tough but doable?

January 10, 2014 Ken Cashman

Besides being a principal, Kate Polumbo is a parent and a friend of other parents. On Jan. 6, she told the school board about an e-mail with an attachment she received from a friend in distress. “Do you know how to do this homework?” the woman pleaded.