The Asbury Park Press’s front page article today is on resistance to the PARCC tests.
Gov. Christie has appointed a diverse group to the new committee charged with studying state testing. See NJ Spotlight and The Record.
The Star-Ledger and NJ Spotlight examine Sen. Dick Cody’s new bill that proposes later start times for middle and high school students. The Star Ledger Editorial Board is a fan of the bill.
The Governor’s Advisory Commission on NJ Gaming, Sports and Entertainment, reports the Press of Atlantic City, has recommended that Atlantic City public schools district cut its current annual cost per pupil, now $25,676, to about $18,000: “Atlantic City school officials are planning drastic cuts starting now and into the next school year that Superintendent Donna Haye said Friday will affect every school and every program in the district…She is very worried that the severe cuts expected by the state to reduce costs in the district could destroy the progress that has been made over the past decade. That will destroy us,’ she said.”
The School Development Authority, which manages construction and renovation for poor urban districts, says it is out of money. (The Record)
- Using evidence from more than 500 higher education institutions that turn out nearly half of the nation’s new teachers each year, we find that in a majority of institutions (58 percent), grading standards for teacher candidates are much lower than for students in other majors on the same campus.
- Second, we find a strong link between high grades and a lack of rigorous coursework, with the primary cause being assignments that fail to develop the critical skills and knowledge every new teacher needs.
