From yesterday's press release from Camden Public Schools:February 2, 2015 — Office of the Superintendent, Camden, NJ – Superintendent Rouhanifard…
Absent standards, poor and minority children do not have equal access to challenging courses; absent assessments, no one can know…
Fifteen years ago the Center for Disease Control declared that measles had been eradicated in America. But now the CDC…
As lobbyists heighten their hostility towards standardized tests, the Common Core State Standards are also under attack. Examples: Diane Ravitch,…
NJ Spotlight reports on Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s bill that would mandate opt-out testing procedures. More on that this week. Here's…
Bob Braun, New Jersey’s Diane Ravitch-clone, is outraged. Okay, that’s his usual posture, but this time his target isn’t Cory…
It starts here:The politics of standardized testing has kicked into overdrive in New Jersey. Last Friday the “Study Commission on…
The National Council on Teacher Quality just released its state-by-state rankings of teacher pension systems, and N.J.'s is mediocre. We…
I have little affection for Reason, a publication that sings the anthem of "free minds and free markets," but this…
On Friday New Jersey’s “Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey.” issued its Interim Report. (See…