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New NJ Family column: Advocating for your Special Needs Child

And now for something completely different:My husband and I welcomed our son into the world with the calm conviction of…

10 years ago

New NJ Spotlight Column: “Don’t Fall For the Opt-Out Cope-Out”

It starts here:Upholding ethical principles in Trenton’s State House is no game for wimps. Legislators in the Assembly and the…

10 years ago

N.J. School Boards Association Opposes Opt-Out Bill

From NJSBA's Legislative Update:On Thursday, March 26, the General Assembly unanimously passed  A-4165, which would allow a parent or guardian…

10 years ago

Opting-In as “the Great Equalizer”

The Asbury Park Press reports that Marlboro Public Schools wins the prize in Monmouth County for the school district with…

10 years ago

A N.J. High School Principal Delves into the PARCC Opt-Out Movement (and urges Bob Braun to retire)

A New Jersey public high school principal has a blog called  "The Sup's Scoop"  (hat tip: Erika Sanzi) and recently…

10 years ago

NEA Anticipates Supreme Court Ruling that Would Overturn Agency Fee Laws

From Mike Antonucci (hat tip: Alexander Russo):NEA itself is trying to prepare all of its state affiliates for the inevitable…

10 years ago

QOD: The “tragedy” that “the rich get school choice, the poor get…whatever”

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center:The tragedy of the discussion around "school choice"…

10 years ago

The Record Calls it on Anti-PARCC Legislation

WHEN THE Assembly unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create a policy allowing students to opt out of taking the…

10 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

PARCC-ing Lot: Steve Wollmer, NJEA spokesman, says that according to NJEA's numbers, 5% of N.J.'s kids opted out of taking PARCC…

10 years ago

Opt-Outers in N.J. Are on a “Collision Course with Low-Income Families of Color”

Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just…

10 years ago