There was some dissension yesterday during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting. Vice President Andy Mulvihill, upon hearing that 37 percent of NJ
Last October Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Angelica Allen-McMillan as Education Commissioner to replace his former Commissioner, Lamont Repollet. Allen-McMillan’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee–a
How does Camden teacher union president Keith Benson feel about Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs? He’s “very much encouraged” by her long tenure in Camden City
A new petition on change.org is demanding the resignation of Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs. (Oddly, it doesn’t use her name but refers to her as
Today the New Jersey State Board of Education’s Assessment Committee will meet with leaders of the NJ State Department of Education. At this meeting Board
On Friday New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan notified four charter schools in Newark that she is denying their requests for expansion. This is the
Last Wednesday, March 3, the New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly Public Meeting. On the agenda was a presentation on Start Strong
Last month we asked whether Camden Education Association president Keith Benson had the New Jersey Department of Education in his back pocket. At the time,
Last Fall the New Jersey Department of Education offered “Start Strong” assessments to all school districts. The DOE described these free tests as a “quick,”
.Yesterday the New Jersey State Department of Education issued instructions on how it will collect local assessment data. [An earlier version of this post incorrectly