Sometimes the whole opt-out thing feels like just so much spin. Those who advocate parent boycotts preach that state standardardized tests reduce children to “just
If, like me, you live in Central Jersey, you’re probably aware of a local incident that is attracting national attention. Last week a group of
Long Island retains her title as New York Opt-Out Princess; Leslie Brody reports, “The number of students who opted out of state tests in Long
The Association of American Educators, which describes itself as “the largest national, non-union, professional educators’ organization,” just released its 2016 Member Survey. Here is a
Larry Feinsod, President of the New Jersey School Boards Association, has a new column up that reiterates NJSBA’s long-standing position that seniority-based lay-offs are contrary
Politico confirms what we all know: “White suburban parents were the driving force of an opt-out movement in which hundreds of thousands of students last
Those who ally themselves with the “opt out” movement are hyperventilating as we begin 2016 standardized tests. So much angst over the timeless tradition of
It starts here: Education-obsessed parents of New Jersey public school students snap to attention when high school rankings appear in national and state publications. We
ICYMI, here’s my Spotlight column, which offers some suggestions on how we can move past the Age of Abbott and fairly fund schools. Check out
New York has East Ramapo and New Jersey has Lakewood: school districts with huge numbers of Orthodox Jewish families who send their children to private