Newark Superintendent Is Advising School Board Members to Lie to the State
Just when you think Newark Public Schools District can’t get any more dysfunctional, another perversion pops up. Example: today Chalkbeat reports that during October’s board
2022 Mid-Terms: Winners Listened to 81% of Parents Who Support School Choice
This is a press release from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Education played a significant role in the 2022 election cycle in America—and
Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets
When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I know that’s not true. That’s
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We Don’t Know Yet What’s a “Good” Score on PARCC, But ASK and HSPA Weren’t Reflective of Grade-Level Proficiency
From Leslie Brody in today’s Wall St. Journal: As thousands of parents refuse to have their children take state tests in New Jersey this spring,
New Newsworks column: N.J.’s School Funding Formula is as Broken as its Pension System
On Tuesday New Jersey Education Commissioner David Hespe had the hapless task of appearing before the Senate Budget Committee to explain next year’s school aid
Contrary to NEA’s Claims, Teacher Retention is Robust
One of the arguments against data-infused teacher evaluations, higher standards and Common Core, and measuring student academic growth is that these initiatives deflate teacher morale
New NJ Spotlight Column: How Can We Make Peace with PARCC?
It starts here: online pharmacy purchase bactroban online no prescription New Jersey has administered annual standardized tests peacefully for 15 years, but this year’s spring
The Stakes on “High-Stakes Tests” are Actually Pretty Low
I think the stakes are either overstated or understated depending on which side of the argument you’re on. Both sides need to take a step
Shutting Down Bad Schools is Unpopular, But is it Best for Kids?
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QOD: Derrell Bradford on Freddie Gray and the Urgency of School Choice
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U.S. DOE Rejects Colorado’s Request for Waiver for High Opt-Out Rates on Standardized Tests
Whither goes Colorado, so goes New Jersey? online pharmacy https://oklapsychiatry.org/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/360panorama/prevacid.html no prescription Chalkbeat reports that Colorado applied for a waiver from the U.S. Department of
Blacks, Latinos, and Jews Support N.Y.’s Common Core-based Annual Assessments; Suburban and Upstate Whites Don’t
Joseph Spector at the Democrat & Chronicle analyzes some New York opt-out numbers based on a poll from Siena College. By a 62 percent to 33
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NJEA panics over news that school districts with high opt-out numbers could lose funding because the union, along with SOS-NJ, specifically assured parents that test
Christie on the Consequences of Parents Refusing PARCC Tests
“There’s nothing I can do to stop you,” said Christie, “But then don’t complain later that you’re not getting the money that you used to.
NJEA Goes Off the Rails: PARCC, Pensions, and Camden School Choice
NJEA is on a roll. Just over the couple of months New Jersey’s primary teacher union leaders have mounted a $15 million campaign (also see here)
NJEA Prez to Hespe: Stop Telling Parents the Truth!
This just out from NJEA: Steinhauer demands that Hespe retract opt-out threatPublished on Thursday, April 23, 2015 NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer today demanded that Education
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While Jersey City spends $17,000 per student overall, the public school district gives their city’s charter schools only about $8,000 per student. From today’s NJ
N.J. Ed. Comm. Hespe: Districts with High Opt-Outs will Be Placed on Corrective Action Plans and Risk State and Federal
Echoing U.S. Sec’y of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement this week at the Education Writers Association conference, N.J. Ed. Commissioner David Hespe said yesterday, according to
New Newsworks Column: How Annual Standardized Testing Reveals Achievement Gaps
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Camden Renaissance School Grandma Praises Mastery for its Support of Her Autistic Granddaughter
Sheila Seaberry, grandmother of a seven-year-old girl with autism, describes how Mastery’s North Camden renaissance school worked with her “precious grandbaby Taliana”: [S]even months ago,
QOD: Erika Sanzi on “What Happened to “Do Your Best?”
Via Education Post: In watching parents across the nation opt their children out of standardized testing, I am left wondering why they have changed course
Save Our Schools-NJ to Parents on PARCC Boycotts: Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Or Not.
Here’s Alex Russo this morning: As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in ChalkbeatNY: On Tuesday, when asked whether states
