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Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play – For Now.

Last month the State Board of Education considered some big changes to our requirements for a high school diploma. The…

6 years ago

Update on Firings at the NJ Department of Education: Staffers Respond

There’s been much interest in my post ten days ago about the firing of 40 staff members from the state…

6 years ago

Here’s Some News You Missed: 40 Staff Members Fired from NJ Department of Education

News of major changes in New Jersey’s public education system typically blare on major (and minor) news sites. So here’s…

6 years ago

Guest Post: Lakewood Yeshivas are “Day Care Centers” Until Proven Otherwise

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

6 years ago

Yes, Governor, Your Obsession with PARCC is Wasteful and Misguided.

"It isn't today," he said in an appearance at the Golden Nugget casino. "I still don't like it. And I'm…

7 years ago

Guest Post: The State Must Immediately Take Over the Lakewood Board of Education

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

7 years ago

Does the State Have the Courage To Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?

Jonathan Shutman,Ed.D., is a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public…

7 years ago

It’s Time for An Intervention in Lakewood

Here's the aspiring interventionist, Deputy Assistant Education Commissioner Glenn Forney, doing the hard work of setting boundaries for the Lakewood Board…

7 years ago

Karp the PARCC-Slayer

Stan Karp, Director of of Secondary Reform for New Jersey’s Education Law Center, had an op-ed in NJ Spotlight on Friday…

7 years ago

Guest Post: Does the Murphy Administration “Have the Courage” to Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

7 years ago