common core

60% of New Jersey Students Enrolled in Four-Year Colleges Don’t Graduate in Four Years

Today’s NJ Spotlight features a good analysis of college completion rates which is, after all, one of the  primary drivers…

9 years ago

Fact-Checking Mokoto Rich of the NY Times on Common Core and Kindergarten

Motoko Rich’s article today on the front page of the New York Times, perhaps unwittingly, recites a meme of those…

9 years ago

New NJ Spotlight Column: Christie’s About-Face on Common Core Takes Page From NJEA

It starts here:Gov. Chris Christie made national headlines recently when he announced that he was reversing his long-term support for…

9 years ago

Two New Jersey Math Teachers Explain Why Christie is Wrong About the Common Core

Kristin DeLorenzo and Liz Gardner, two New Jersey elementary math teachers, respond in today’s Star-Ledger to Gov. Christie’s call to…

9 years ago

New Newsworks column: What Does Christie’s Common Core Reversal Mean for New Jersey?

It starts here:Last Thursday during a speech at Burlington County College, Governor Christie renounced his commitment to the Common Core…

9 years ago

Christie as Mini-Jindal

Commentators have noted similarities between Chris Christie’s reversal of support for the Common Core State Standards and Louisiana Governor Bobby…

9 years ago

Reactions to Christie’s Common Core Flip-Flop

Politico: "The Republican flip-flop on the Common Core is nearly complete. On Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially pulled…

9 years ago

NJEA Says Christie Is “Illogical” for Rejecting Common Core While Sticking with PARCC

Here's the press release:May 28, 2015NJEA: ‘Abandon the PARCC fiasco’TRENTON, NJ -- NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer today said Governor Christie…

9 years ago

New Newsworks Column: PARCC Shortens Test, But That Won’t Satisfy Critics

It starts here:The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the consortium that provides student assessments for…

9 years ago

How Low Can He Go? Christie and the Common Core

Just when you thought it was safe to maintain your level of cynicism about politics, news sources are reporting today…

9 years ago