New Jersey and the Common Core
Laura Waters
June 11, 2013
My column today at NJ Spotlight looks at the NJ’s implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the attendant student tests. Here’s a truism:
NJ DOE Amends Race to the Top Application
Laura Waters
May 30, 2013
Check out NJ Spotlight’s update on New Jersey’s progress towards implementing the promises made in our (third time’s the charm) winning application to the federal
Trenton Children Held Hostage: Whither the Schools?
Laura Waters
May 13, 2013
By now everyone’s heard about the horrific story of the Trenton mother and her five children held hostage by the mother’s boyfriend for two weeks.
NJ DOE Releases New School Performance Reports
Laura Waters
April 11, 2013
At long last the New Jersey Department of Education has released its “NJ School Performance Reports,” which replace the old School Report Cards. Details on
Camden School Choice Advocates and Detractors
Laura Waters
April 2, 2013
At last night’s NJ Spotlight Roundtable entitled “Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey, Camden School Board Member Sean Brown (a
Why Did NJ Take Over Camden’s Public Schools?
Laura Waters
March 26, 2013
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks is titled “Christie Doesn’t Trust Camden to Pick New Superintendent”: Why did the State take over Camden’s public schools?
NJ DOE Releases Two Assessments of New Teacher Assessments
Laura Waters
February 7, 2013
The New Jersey Department of Education has released two reports that evaluate the status of the first-year pilot for evaluating teachers. One was prepared by
Update of NJ DOE’s Proposed Change to Special Education Regs
Laura Waters
February 7, 2013
NJ Spotlight reports on yesterday’s State Board of Education meeting at which the DOE proposed a number of changes in regulations regarding special education. (See
NJ Special Ed Amendments: We Read it so You Don’t Have to
Laura Waters
February 6, 2013
Today the State Board of Education will consider some proposed amendments to special education regulations as part of its regular meeting. (Agenda here.) While many
Newark Parent Group v. Camden Parent Group
Laura Waters
February 1, 2013
One more thought on the Newark civil rights complaint (see below): the parent group in Newark argues that the NJ DOE’s intervention in their failing