STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The new school year is quickly approaching, with students returning to class Thursday, and it’s never too early to start preparing and studying for the state exams next spring.

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The New York State Education Department is making it clear that the state tests to be given to third- through eighth-graders next month are going to be different -- and difficult. The tests are tied ...