Assessments

BREAKING: Some NJ School Districts Used ‘Cheat Sheets’ to Artificially Raise Student Math Scores on State Tests

According to an inside source, some New Jersey school districts distributed "cheat sheets" last month for students taking the state's…

2 years ago

Fewer Than 6 Percent of Newark District Students Will Reach Proficiency in Math

Newark Public Schools District just released the most recent scores on the in-district assessments that measure student learning. According to…

3 years ago

Update: Murphy’s Education Department Fought the Board and the Board Won

With apologies to The Clash, yesterday was an embarassing one for Gov. Phil Murphy's Department of Education. At the public…

3 years ago

BREAKING: State School Board Overrules Murphy’s DOE and Says ‘No’ To Lowering Graduation Standards

Today at 12:40 the New Jersey State Board of Education rejected the Murphy Administration's Department of Education’s recommendation that students…

3 years ago

If You’re A Rich White Kid in NJ, Don’t Sweat Over Midterm Exams

There’s an emerging trend among New Jersey high schools: administrators are either canceling midterm exams or diluting their consequences in…

3 years ago

‘If You Don’t Think This Is a Crisis Then I Don’t Know What Else Will Make It More Alarming’

“I am heartbroken, disappointed and outraged,” State Senator Teresa Ruiz, the outgoing chair of the Senate Education Committee who will…

3 years ago

Civil Rights Advocates to Cardona: Don’t ‘Sweep Learning Disparities Under the Rug’ by Granting Waivers for Assessments

This is a letter addressed to President Biden's nominee for U.S. education secretary, Dr. Miguel Cardona, and signed by major…

4 years ago

“They Tell Us to Mark Them Present Even if They’re Not Here”: How Many Newark Students Are Showing Up?

Last week Newark Superintendent Roger León, cowed by the Newark Teachers Union, announced that Newark Public School would remain closed…

4 years ago

National Disability Advocates: If Biden's Transition Team Cares About Equity and Access, It Won't Choose Eskelsen Garcia as Education Secretary

This is the full copy of a letter sent yesterday to the Biden/Harris transition team from national advocates for students…

4 years ago

Senate Democrats: New Bill Would Require Ed Dept. To Collect Data on Covid Learning Loss

Following the Department of Education’s announcement on statewide assessments and the issuing of the New Jersey Children’s Foundation report on…

4 years ago