Jim O’Neill, the Interim Superintendent of Livingston Public Schools, explains his opposition to PARCC assessments: Since New Jersey students have always done well by all
From today’s editorial: Among those embracing this nonsense is the New Jersey Education Association. The union hates the idea of using tests to expose bad
Jonah Edelman, the father of two children taking Common Core-aligned assessments (he’s also a writer for the Daily Beast), parses the politics of the Opt-Out
Bob the Doxer et. seq.: See “Bob Braun’s Story is Now About Bob Braun” and “Doxing to Defend Student Privacy.” My coverage here and here.
Yesterday Bob Braun, erstwhile journalist, wrote a blog that accuses the N.J. Department of Education, and specifically Asst. Commissioner Bari Erlichson, of conspiring with Pearson,
PARCC Update: Hespe’s Testimony: N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe addressed the Senate Education Committee about the roll-out of PARCC exams. The Star-Ledger says that senators expressed
It starts here: Two weeks ago, timed precisely to coincide with Governor Christie’s budget address, New Jersey’s Study Commission on Pension and Health Benefits released
Mike Vaughn, a father of four in Denver Public Schools (and Communications Director at Education Post, which posts some of my commentary), adds up how
The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board thinks poorly of a bill, A 3079, just passed unanimously by the New Jersey Assembly, that would bar standardized testing
In a victory of brown-nosing over common sense, the N.J. Assembly approved two bills yesterday, A 3307 and A 3079. A 3307, according to the