January 17, 2013

Gates Study: Student Test Scores a Better Evaluation Tool than Classroom Observations

Laura Waters January 17, 2013

My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks examines new research out from the Gates Foundation on the validity and fairness of using student standardized test scores

Loss in Property Values from Sandy = Loss in School Funding

Laura Waters January 17, 2013

The Wall St. Journal reports today that “more than a dozen New Jersey towns could lose at least 10% of their tax base due to

Gates Study: Student Test Scores a Better Evaluation Tool than Classroom Observations

Loss in Property Values from Sandy = Loss in School Funding

BREAKING: Statement from JerseyCAN on State’s Long-Delayed Release of Student Test Results

NJEA: Murphy’s Elimination of Teacher Performance Test Is a Major Win for Students and Educators

Murphy Signs Bill Eliminating EdTPA Test for Teacher Certification

LILLEY: Blue States Had More School Closures and More Learning Loss — Just Like NJ under Gov. Murphy

Lamont Repollet and the 64 Floor: How Did He Raise Asbury Park’s Graduation Rate? Let’s Do the Math.

Too Much Fun to Pass By: Planet Princeton Trips Up Public School Choice Opponent Julia Sass Rubin

Braun Crosses the Line

Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play – For Now.

Opting-In as “the Great Equalizer”