Today’s NJ Spotlight features a good analysis of college completion rates which is, after all, one of the primary drivers behind higher-level standards and assessments.
Motoko Rich’s article today on the front page of the New York Times, perhaps unwittingly, recites a meme of those who resent higher standards for
It starts here: Gov. Chris Christie made national headlines recently when he announced that he was reversing his long-term support for the Common Core, a
Kristin DeLorenzo and Liz Gardner, two New Jersey elementary math teachers, respond in today’s Star-Ledger to Gov. Christie’s call to abandon the Common Core State
It starts here: Last Thursday during a speech at Burlington County College, Governor Christie renounced his commitment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the
Commentators have noted similarities between Chris Christie’s reversal of support for the Common Core State Standards and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s flip-flop. Jindal, who got
Politico: “The Republican flip-flop on the Common Core is nearly complete. On Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially pulled the plug on any support
Here’s the press release: May 28, 2015NJEA: ‘Abandon the PARCC fiasco’ TRENTON, NJ — NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer today said Governor Christie was being “completely
It starts here: The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the consortium that provides student assessments for New Jersey and ten
Just when you thought it was safe to maintain your level of cynicism about politics, news sources are reporting today (NJ Spotlight, Star-Ledger, Wall Street