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Davy Takes the Stage

It was standing room only yesterday at NJSBA's "Conversation with the Commissioner" – over 300 board members and administrators eager…

15 years ago

85% or 49% Proficiency? Depends Upon Whom You Ask

This today from the Core Knowledge Blog in reference the discrepancy between New York State testing in math, which showed…

15 years ago

Here’s a Fact from “The Rubber Room,”

Steven Brill’s must-read in The New Yorker: 99% of all NYC teachers in 2001 received a “satisfactory” performance rating. Is…

15 years ago

Does Teacher Proficiency Matter?

The State DOE trumpeted the news last week: 99.7% of New Jersey classroom teachers are Highly Qualified! Declared Education Commissioner…

15 years ago

Why Ed Reform is Healthier Than Health Reform

On Wednesday, Ed Comm Lucille Davy told the Star-Ledger that, while she was gratified that almost 100% of N.J. public…

15 years ago

Special Ed Parents to DOE: Get Your Nose Out of Our Placement Business

Special education advocates continue to be alarmed by the broad powers granted to each county’s Executive County Superintendent (ECS). Originally,…

15 years ago

NJEA Endorses Legislators

NJEA’s PAC has just voted to endorse 47 Democrats and 24 Republicans for the New Jersey Legislature. Here’s the complete…

15 years ago

N. J. Spends 3.5 Billion Dollars Per Year on Special Education

It’s the highest in the nation on a per pupil basis, about 1.6 times what we spend per general education…

15 years ago

Grading on a Curve

Why did Lucille Davy and the DOE suddenly raise the score required for “proficiency” on N.J.’s standardized assessments for middle…

15 years ago

How Education Reform Is Changing N.J.’s Political Landscape

A funny thing is happening on the way to the gubernatorial election in New Jersey. The education reform movement is…

15 years ago