achievement gap

“Location, Location, Location: The Real Determinant for School Success”

My column today at NJ Spotlight considers new research that "tests the hypothesis, set out in the Abbott rulings, that…

12 years ago

The Future of No Child Left Behind and New Jersey’s Prospects

Here's today's WHYY Newsworks post on the future of No Child Left Behind and NJ's shift to a more granular…

12 years ago

What’s The Real Story Behind the Abbott/Voucher-Tinged Complaint Filed By Camden Parents?

That's the subject of my post today at WHYY's Newsworks.This past Monday, parents of three young Camden City Public Schools…

12 years ago

Cerf Convocation: NJ’s Latest Test Scores

The big NJ education story today is yesterday’s Convocation at Jackson Liberty High School, featuring Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf, his…

12 years ago

Once Again, Willingboro vs. Moorestown

Per tradition, let’s compare the New Jersey School Report Cards of two Burlington County districts, Moorestown and Willingboro, which are…

12 years ago

Irony Alert: Closing Down Segregated Schools Reinforces Segregation

Education Law Center, standard bearer for poor minority students in New Jersey, issued a press release yesterday charging that Gov.…

12 years ago

NAEP Science Test Scores Released

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its scores on science exams given to 8th graders. Overall, reports the Wall…

13 years ago

The Pedagogy of Poverty: Alfie Kohn v. Mike Petrelli

In a recent issue of Wisconsin Interest that also appears (in abridged form) in Fordham's Flypaper blog, Mike Petrelli considers…

13 years ago

NJ State Aid Numbers and “The Education Funding Report”

The big education news today is the release of state aid figures to school districts, along with the release of…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, discusses two new reports that show that while the national educational achievement gap…

13 years ago