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Senator Turner: Given NAEP Scores, Let’s Set Up a Pilot Program to Extend the School Year

In response to ongoing concerns about learning loss that is now evidenced by unprecedented declines in math and reading on…

2 years ago

Latest on NAEP Scores: How Does NJ Stack Up Against the Rest of the Country?

This morning the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP, published 2022 scores for each state. We knew Covid-19 learning…

2 years ago

O’Scanlon Calls for Investigation of NJ Education Department’s Mismanagement of Start Strong Tests

Senator Declan O’Scanlon called for an investigation into the New Jersey Department of Education’s handling of the “Start Strong” testing…

2 years ago

BREAKING: CDC Adds Covid-19 To Childhood Immunization Schedule; NJ School Mandate Unlikely

Today the a committee of the Centers for Disease Control voted unanimously to add Covid-19 vaccines to the U.S. childhood,…

2 years ago

What REALLY Happened At Monday’s Statehouse Hearing on Learning Loss and Testing? Not What You Think.

I've always been a fan of NJ Spotlight, the online news platform founded by John Mooney in 2009, and, in…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood School Teacher Files A Defamation Lawsuit in Follow-Up to Hijab Incident

Today the New York Times is breaking news about South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools. Back in October 2021, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj…

2 years ago

JerseyCAN Chief Rebukes State Education Department For Delaying Release of Student Testing Data

Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, is frustrated with the New Jersey Education Department’s delayed release of last spring's student…

2 years ago

Pennacchio Blames ‘Cancel Culture and Sexual Indoctrination’ for Falling College Admission Scores

The impact of the pandemic on education is becoming clearer with news the average ACT test score sunk to its lowest point…

2 years ago

As Goes Camden, So Goes India: Moving Beyond Our Self-Imposed Bounds

I've been taking a big-picture look at Camden (more on this next week) and one particular data point stood out.…

2 years ago

CHIRICHELLO: One Out of Four Eighth-Graders Has Considered Suicide. Here’s What We Have To Do Next.

Michael Chirichello has been a school superintendent, principal, teacher, and international consultant in urban and suburban school districts. He also…

2 years ago