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Sunday Leftovers

A publication called Jacobin, which defines itself as "a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics,…

9 years ago

Princeton High School Student Explains Why He Opted Out of PARCC Last Year

CentralJersey examines Princeton High School's high rate of PARCC refusals (last year 800 out of 1,164 high school students refused…

9 years ago

Is Incremental Progress “Good Enough for a Student Assigned to a Failing School?”

Andy Rotherham has a great piece today in U.S. News that considers the trade-offs between transformative and incremental changes in education.…

9 years ago

What’s Wrong with N.J.’s School Funding Formula? This:

Courtesy of Jeff Bennett at New Jersey Education Aid.

9 years ago

Montclair Kids First to NJEA Sec/Treas.: “Our Town is Not for Sale”

A judge on the Essex County Superior Court ruled late yesterday that NJEA Secretary/Treasurer Sean Spiller is ineligible to serve…

9 years ago

QOD: “Opting Out Hits the Hardest on Families That Can Absorb it the Least” and is the “Wrong Choice for Our Kids”

Charles F. Coleman Jr., a civil rights attorney and former Brooklyn, NY prosecutor, explains why opting out of standardized state…

9 years ago

New York’s Unlegislated Charter School Cap

(This is a guest post from Dirk Tillotson, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Great Schools Choices which supports…

9 years ago

A Modest Opt-In Proposal

This Friday United Opt Out, which describes itself as "a focused point of unyielding resistance to corporate ed. reform," is…

9 years ago

PARCC Opt-Out Rates Skew High-Income

Today NJ Spotlight has a list of the top ten high schools “with the highest percentage of students absent” for…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

New Jersey released district-by-district state aid numbers after Gov. Christie gave his budget address.NJ Spotlight: "Early childhood education is getting…

9 years ago