New Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa, queen of the opt-out movement in New York State and heroine to teacher union leaders, is reaping widespread criticism for
OMG. This is so cool. Newsday reports today that “opponents of Common Core testing plan an ‘Opt Out, Shop Out’event at Roosevelt Field Mall on
On February 28th, the Daily News ran this headline: “RIP, NY School Reform.” Either the editors there weren’t letting on all they knew or they
The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board is in denial. While they gleefully — and expertly — dissect the dysfunction in low-income urban schools like Lakewood
Last week Wendell Steinhauer, President of the New Jersey Education Association, published an editorial in the Asbury Park Press called “Parents, NJEA Winning Against PARCC.”
This Friday United Opt Out, which describes itself as “a focused point of unyielding resistance to corporate ed. reform,” is hosting a conference in Philadelphia
In today’s NJ Spotlight, Mark Weber, ally of NJEA, Save Our Schools-NJ, Education Law Center, and doctoral student of Bruce Baker, argues that PARCC scores
In today’s New York Times, Paul Krugman opines that the current GOP presidential contenders represent the “time loop party” who preen on debate podia and spout
The Record reports today that “PARCC refusals were highest in some of the more affluent and high-achieving districts in Bergen County.” No problem, as long
In a school district in Suffolk County, N.Y., a revolution against standards and assessments is underway. However, this is not your typical vignette of white