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A New Jersey Teacher Explains Why Schools Need the Common Core

Allison Sussman, via Save Our Schools-NJ Facebook page:Are any of you commenting above teachers? I and all of my many…

9 years ago

QOD: What Comes Next after Christie’s Call to Abandon Common Core

John Mooney at NJ Spotlight:New Jersey is not the first state to take this zig-zagging path, with Republican governors in…

9 years ago

She’ll Need a Better Platform

 "After six years of watching the governor doing it, I’m certainly trained for it.”New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno in…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Tom Moran on Christie's Common Core flip-flop and the "character issue": Christie was once a leading cheerleader for these standards --…

9 years ago

Christie as Mini-Jindal

Commentators have noted similarities between Chris Christie’s reversal of support for the Common Core State Standards and Louisiana Governor Bobby…

9 years ago

Reactions to Christie’s Common Core Flip-Flop

Politico: "The Republican flip-flop on the Common Core is nearly complete. On Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially pulled…

9 years ago

NJEA Says Christie Is “Illogical” for Rejecting Common Core While Sticking with PARCC

Here's the press release:May 28, 2015NJEA: ‘Abandon the PARCC fiasco’TRENTON, NJ -- NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer today said Governor Christie…

9 years ago

New Newsworks Column: PARCC Shortens Test, But That Won’t Satisfy Critics

It starts here:The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the consortium that provides student assessments for…

9 years ago

QOD: Ed. Comm. Hespe Says N.J. is Committed to Common Core and PARCC

In contrast with his boss, New Jersey Education Commissioner David Hespe remains committed to the Common Core State Standards and…

9 years ago

Paging Jon Stewart; Christie Flip-Flops on Common Core

Chris Christie, 2013:“We are doing Common Core in New Jersey and we’re going to continue. And this is one of…

9 years ago