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Nearly 41 percent of students were proficient in English and nearly 38 percent passed state math tests.

Even Chancellor Fariña has expressed concern about excessive testing of English Language Learners.  

Schools in District 17 saw higher pass rates this year, but the area still lags behind state averages.

Brooklyn New School, where most students opt out of state tests, is using performance-based assessments.

The state removed 16 city schools from its list of "Reward Schools" because of opt-out rates.

Two options for in-class observations are being weighed by city officials, sources tell DNAinfo.

Four out of 20 schools with middle school grades consider state test scores in their applications.

Making children with processing issues take tests for hours amounts to child abuse, opponents said.

Principal Jamaal Bowman of the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action is a vocal critic of state tests.

The schools chancellor says students with special needs and English Language Learners should opt out.

The principal at P.S. 84 confiscated opt-out fliers a fifth-grader handed out this week, parents said.

Seven top schools dominated in both English and math.

DNAinfo ranked the city's schools based on the results of their fourth grade English and math tests.

From new religious holidays to a restructured chain-of-command, here's what to expect this school year.

See how The Baccalaureate School for Global Education and other local schools did on this year's exams.