Sunday Leftovers

NJ's third-graders took their standardized tests this week, and one language arts question asked children to reveal a secret that…

15 years ago

Quote of the Day

From the Star-Ledger Editorial Board regarding the Perth Amboy School Board's firing of Superintendent Janine Caffrey:The school board was way…

15 years ago

NAEP Science Test Scores Released

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its scores on science exams given to 8th graders. Overall, reports the Wall…

15 years ago

Christie: From Norman Rockwell to Edvard Munch

My column today at Newsworks WHYY asks why Gov. Christie, after a relatively peaceful interlude with NJEA top brass, has…

15 years ago

Perth Amboy Superintendent Reinstated

Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has intervened in the dispute between the Perth Amboy School Board and Superintendent Janine Caffrey. Last…

15 years ago

NJ’s Alternative High School Assessments Dilemma

John Mooney has an important piece today in NJ Spotlight on the decision by Ed. Comm. Cerf and the DOE…

15 years ago

Why We Need Tenure Reform

Today's Courier-Post reports on a 2007 incident in Camden Public Schools where a tenured teacher named Errol Goodwater struck a…

15 years ago

NJSBA on Recent Trends in Contract Negotiations

The latest issue of NJ School Boards Association print mag, School Leader, reviews average teacher union settlement rates for the…

15 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

The Christie Administration is proposing new regulations for the Interdistrict Public Choice Program, reports NJ Spotlight, which would allow more…

15 years ago

Christie’s “Dubious Educational Policy Decisions”

Bob Braun at the Star-Ledger had a column yesterday that slammed the Christie Administration’s “dubious educational policy decisions made behind…

15 years ago