Lupinacci Joins Assembly Minority Colleagues To Offer Report on Education Reforms

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) yesterday joined his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference to unveil their “At the Educational Crossroads” report and APPLE plan. Over the past six months, Lupinacci and his colleagues hosted 11 forums across the state, including one at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, to receive feedback from parents, educators and students regarding the implementation of the Common Core Standards.

Today’s announcement included the release of “At the Educational Crossroads,” a report recapping the 11 hearings hosted by members of the Assembly Minority Conference on Common Core. The forums provided Lupinacci and his colleagues a first-person overview of the significant problems felt by teachers, students and parents, as well as offering potential solutions in six areas: Curriculum, Data Collection, Teacher Support, Funding, Student Anxiety and Special Education. A copy of the report can be viewed at: bit.ly/educationalcrossroads.

“As a former school board member and ranking minority member on the Assembly Higher Education Committee, providing our students with the tools they need to succeed is at the heart of the work I do each day,” said Lupinacci. “At the hearing held in Suffolk County, and the hearings my colleagues hosted across the state, we heard overwhelmingly about the trials and tribulations felt by those coming to terms with the new system. Hopefully, after reviewing the report, our colleagues across the aisle and in the Senate will join us and enact the common-sense reforms we’ve proposed here today.”