Jim O’Neill, interim superintendent of Livingston Public Schools, defends his district's high PARCC opt-out rates in yesterday’s NJ Spotlight:I am…
Here’s a parent of a high school student enrolled at Asbury Park High School:"I am so done with that district,"…
NJEA@NJEBasking Ridge former BOE member calls for grade span testing (rather than every grade) and sampling like @NAEP_NCES. #NoPARCCingThis tweet represents…
It starts here:Almost everyone is finding something to like in the new U.S. Senate bill that would replace No Child…
Today Leslie Brody at the Wall St. Journal reports on the first day of PARCC [correction: NYS students don't take PARCC,…
This concerted effort by national civil rights groups to include annual standardized testing in a newly-authorized NCLB/ESEA bill (current title: Every…
It starts here:There’s been lots of chatter during the last few months from those who resent the expansion of school…
It starts here:Upholding ethical principles in Trenton’s State House is no game for wimps. Legislators in the Assembly and the…
Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just…
Jim O'Neill, the Interim Superintendent of Livingston Public Schools, explains his opposition to PARCC assessments:Since New Jersey students have always…