NJ Department of Education (DOE)

Gov. Murphy Promised NJEA He’d “Get Rid of PARCC Day One.” Not So Fast, Say Those Who Value Honest Representations of Student Proficiency and School Quality.

Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented a  proposal to the State Board of Education to reduce the…

6 years ago

This NJ Spotlight Op-Ed is Wrong.

Scott Taylor, the superintendent of the Highland Park school district, has an op-ed in today’s NJ Spotlight that argues that…

6 years ago

New Jersey Has One of the Lowest Rates of Inclusion of Special Education Students in America. A New Report Explains What We’re Doing Wrong.

A new report called “An Advocate’s Guide to Transforming Special Education” by the nonprofit group Innovate Public Schools (IPS) doesn’t mince…

6 years ago

Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play – For Now.

Last month the State Board of Education considered some big changes to our requirements for a high school diploma. The…

6 years ago

Update on Firings at the NJ Department of Education: Staffers Respond

There’s been much interest in my post ten days ago about the firing of 40 staff members from the state…

6 years ago

Here’s Some News You Missed: 40 Staff Members Fired from NJ Department of Education

News of major changes in New Jersey’s public education system typically blare on major (and minor) news sites. So here’s…

6 years ago

Guest Post: Lakewood Yeshivas are “Day Care Centers” Until Proven Otherwise

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

6 years ago

Yes, Governor, Your Obsession with PARCC is Wasteful and Misguided.

"It isn't today," he said in an appearance at the Golden Nugget casino. "I still don't like it. And I'm…

6 years ago

Guest Post: The State Must Immediately Take Over the Lakewood Board of Education

Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels.  He was a…

6 years ago

Does the State Have the Courage To Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?

Jonathan Shutman,Ed.D., is a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public…

6 years ago
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