In New Jersey, where education reform disputes seem especially shrill, the focus has been all-things-PARCC. Readers know where I stand: common standards and annual aligned
Montclair Public Schools has one of the highest PARCC opt-out rates in the state and it appears that the boycott of annual standardized tests is
Let’s make it official: Chris Christie is toast. As our defamed and diminished governor lurches back towards Jersey, his only quandary is whether or not
It starts here: New Jersey has administered annual standardized tests peacefully for 15 years, but this year’s spring ritual was scarred by dissension that engaged
I think the stakes are either overstated or understated depending on which side of the argument you’re on. Both sides need to take a step
Joseph Spector at the Democrat & Chronicle analyzes some New York opt-out numbers based on a poll from Siena College. By a 62 percent to 33
A couple of weeks ago Citizen Stewart wrote that he was having trouble shutting his mind off after writing, in “Painting Education the Whitest Shade
According to the Wall Street Journal, presidential hopeful Chris Christie told the editorial board of the New Hampshire Union Leader that “implementing the Common Core
Amid all the mythology about PARCC tests – teachers will be fired! students won’t graduate! the tests cost too much! they undermine instruction!* – news
While my husband and I were waiting for “Portlandia” to queue up on the roku last night, I happened to click on a link from