Dr. Diane Ravitch attacked Campbell Brown on her blog last week. That’s old news: she’s had it in for Brown for some time. What’s new
N.J. School Boards Association reports that the Delegate Assembly voted in favor of a proposal “for the state to continue to provide alternatives to the
The Education Writers Association has a blog up today that describes the current battle over standards and assessments, one that reared up its divisive head
Today the Star-Ledger features an op-ed by NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer who argues that “PARCC itself is a flawed assessment, and it should not be used as
From today’s Daily Messenger: Congress is embroiled in an education policy fight that, while it revolves around esoteric policy details, profoundly clarifies the strange new
Princeton High School students sure do love their Advanced Placement courses. According to New Jersey D.O.E. data, last year 97.3% of students there signed up
From today’s Wall Street Journal: Hoboken has reached a new benchmark: the sale of a house for $6.5 million. The 1854 limestone house at 504
Today’s Trentonian has an article about the “Rally for Equity” yesterday afternoon “when local lawmakers, educators, clergy and community activists urged citizens to fight to
In case you missed it, read my analysis of Newark’s charter parent empowerment in The 74 and my piece on PARCC testing and college remediation
Speaking of N.J.’s growing acceptance of standardized tests linked to college and career-ready standards, today’s Asbury Park Press reports, In the second year of the