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We Don’t Just Need COVID Testing, Our Students Need Academic Testing Too

When I was seven months pregnant with my first baby I developed a condition called preeclampsia. It can be quite…

4 years ago

New Report From School Boards Association: It’s Time for the State Education Department to Do Its Job.

Today the New Jersey School Boards Association released the third in a series of reports on how the coronavirus is…

4 years ago

New Jersey Schools Failed the Remote Learning Test in March. Here Are 3 Ways to Get September Right.

For the last two years I’ve been reporting on the disarray at the New Jersey Department of Education. Suddenly I’m…

4 years ago

Surely We Can Do Better Than DeVos When It Comes to Opening Schools

Sunday morning Education Secretary Betsy DeVos went on CNN and Fox to tout her belief that all American schools must…

4 years ago

NJ’s Standardized Test Mess Is a Solution in Search of a Problem: We Raise NJ Is Happy to Help.

We Raise New Jersey just issued a statement about a critical decision facing the State Board of Education: Does the…

5 years ago

“It’s Embarrassing to Work For the NJ DOE These Days and Pretend That the Emperor Has Brains and Clothes!”: Staff Take Umbrage at “Employee Appreciation Week”

Last week, New Jersey Department of Education’s staff members’ inboxes filled up with cheery reminders from their supervisors regarding “NJ…

5 years ago

Via “We Raise New Jersey,” Some Context As The State Debates High School Graduation Requirements

We Raise New Jersey,  a coalition committed to advancing college and career readiness, has just issued a comparative analysis of…

6 years ago