NJ DOE

Will a Vote for Buono Protect Collective Bargaining and Charter School Expansion?

Bob Braun, former Star-Ledger columnist and current unplugged blogger and cross-poster at Blue Jersey, explains why he’s voting for Barbara…

11 years ago

State Caps Interdistrict School Choice Program; Christie, Cerf, and DOE on the Wrong Side

Here’s a blow for school choice supporters: the Courier Post reports today that the NJ Department of Education has capped…

11 years ago

QOD: Creepy Quiet Times at NJ DOE

NJ Spotlight considers the dearth of action at both the State Department and Board of Education as election day approaches:The…

11 years ago

Some Good News about Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations

In today’s New York Times David Leonhardt examines a new study from the D.C. school system on its teacher evaluation…

11 years ago

New WHYY column: Would Raising the Requirement for Teachers’ GPA’s Improve Teacher Quality?

My column today at WHYY's Newsworks considers the NJ DOE's proposal to raise the required G.P.A. for new teachers to…

11 years ago

Is It Time For Trenton to Have some Urban Hope?

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) is making headlines with his comment that “I know if Gov. Christie took 10 minutes out…

11 years ago

The “Opt Out” Movement: Should Parents Boycott Standardized Tests?

My column today at WHYY's Newsworks is called "Standardized Tests: High Stakes for Adults, Not Kids" and looks at the…

11 years ago

From the Department of Baby Steps

The [New Jersey] State Board heard an update on the intervention in the Camden school district. In the months since…

11 years ago

Delay for Aspiring Interdistrict Public School Choice Families and Schools

There’s a problem in paradise. Okay, maybe not, but there’s at least an inconvenient delay at  the NJ’s Interdistrict Public…

11 years ago

Camden Gets (Another) Interim Superintendent

NJ Spotlight and the Philadelphia Inquirer report that the State Board of Education has appointed Peggy Nicolosi to be Interim…

11 years ago