MaryEllen Elia

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia abruptly resigned Monday, taking members of the state Board of Regents by surprise. She said she will…

State education officials canceled computerized testing for New York’s third- through eighth-grade students on Wednesday after a software glitch prevented…

State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia said she’s not pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to spend just half of the amount of new money on…

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says she supports students who plan to demonstrate today against gun violence. School walkouts are…

The state Board of Regents is taking steps to make it easier for teachers to become certified in New York. But the state education commissioner denies…

The results of this year’s Common Core-related standardized tests show scores for New York’s schoolchildren inching up. About one-fifth of the children…

The New York State Education Department hearing on whether Carl Paladino should be removed from the Buffalo Board of Education for leaking private…

A hearing on whether 2010 gubernatorial candidate and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino should be thrown off his city’s school board began Thursday at the…

New York state is in the midst of getting public input for its version of the Every Student Succeeds Act. That federal legislation, also known as ESSA, is…

New York state’s education commissioner said Tuesday that new state-specific learning standards will offer several improvements over the controversial…