QOD: NJEA Spokesman on Why N.J. PARCC Opt-outs Skew White and Privileged

"The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend…

12 years ago

Great News for Camden Students

Today Camden Public Schools announced one school closure and collaborative agreements with three of the country's best charter operators. J.G.…

12 years ago

Camden Public Schools To Make a “Major Announcement” on School Improvements Today

According to a district press release, Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, Mayor Dana Redd, City Council President Frank Moran, along with children…

12 years ago

Newark Charter School Students Show “Dramatic” Learning Gains, says CREDO

The new  report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) is out from Stanford University and the results show…

12 years ago

The Demographics of PARCC Opposition

Jim O'Neill, the Interim Superintendent of Livingston Public Schools, explains his opposition to PARCC assessments:Since New Jersey students have always…

12 years ago

The Star Ledger Debunks PARCC Conspiracy Theories

From today’s editorial:Among those embracing this nonsense is the New Jersey Education Association. The union hates the idea of using…

12 years ago

QOD: Opt-Out Demagoguery Is Bad for Schools and Kids

Jonah Edelman, the father of two children taking Common Core-aligned assessments (he's also a writer for the Daily Beast), parses…

12 years ago

Lessons from the Field: How Charter Schools Can Become Neighborhood Schools

One of the criticisms of charter schools is that they come into a neighborhood and supplant the traditional school, without…

12 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Bob the Doxer et. seq.: See "Bob Braun's Story is Now About Bob Braun" and "Doxing to Defend Student Privacy."…

12 years ago

Bob the Doxer, Or, Braun’s Underhanded Response to My Response

Yesterday I wrote a response to Bob Braun’s attack on New Jersey’s Assistant Commissioner Bari Erlichson. Braun did acknowledge errors…

12 years ago