And now for something completely different: My husband and I welcomed our son into the world with the calm conviction of experienced parents. Jonah was
It starts here: Upholding ethical principles in Trenton’s State House is no game for wimps. Legislators in the Assembly and the Senate are relentlessly hounded
From NJSBA’s Legislative Update: On Thursday, March 26, the General Assembly unanimously passed A-4165, which would allow a parent or guardian to exclude a student
The Asbury Park Press reports that Marlboro Public Schools wins the prize in Monmouth County for the school district with the most PARCC opt-outs. There,
A New Jersey public high school principal has a blog called “The Sup’s Scoop” (hat tip: Erika Sanzi) and recently reflected on reasons for and
From Mike Antonucci (hat tip: Alexander Russo): NEA itself is trying to prepare all of its state affiliates for the inevitable day when they have
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center: The tragedy of the discussion around “school choice” in America is the
WHEN THE Assembly unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create a policy allowing students to opt out of taking the new standardized PARCC test, they
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 tests. The Record notes that “although test
Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just NJEA’s insult to poor families.