NJ Department of Education (DOE)

NJ DOE Releases New School Performance Reports

At long last the New Jersey Department of Education has released its “NJ School Performance Reports,” which replace the old…

12 years ago

Camden School Choice Advocates and Detractors

At last night’s NJ Spotlight Roundtable entitled “Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey, Camden School…

12 years ago

Why Did NJ Take Over Camden’s Public Schools?

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks is titled "Christie Doesn't Trust Camden to Pick New Superintendent":Why did the State take…

12 years ago

NJ DOE Releases Two Assessments of New Teacher Assessments

The New Jersey Department of Education has released two reports that evaluate the status of the first-year pilot for evaluating…

12 years ago

Update of NJ DOE’s Proposed Change to Special Education Regs

NJ Spotlight reports on yesterday's State Board of Education meeting at which the DOE proposed a number of changes in…

12 years ago

NJ Special Ed Amendments: We Read it so You Don’t Have to

Today the State Board of Education will consider some proposed amendments to special education regulations as part of its regular…

12 years ago

Newark Parent Group v. Camden Parent Group

One more thought on the Newark civil rights complaint (see below): the parent group in Newark argues that the NJ…

12 years ago

When are School Closures a Civil Rights Violation?

NJ Spotlight has been covering (here and here)  the activities of a group of Newark parents who filed a civil…

12 years ago

Special Education “Extraordinary Aid”: New Thresholds

NJ Spotlight features today an analysis of Ed. Comm. Cerf’s new proposal, contained in the state’s Education Adequacy Report, of…

12 years ago

New NJ Special Education Ruling: Providing Appropriate Services to Kids with Autism

A special education case came through the transom last week, courtesy of a group of  parents in Millburn, New Jersey.…

12 years ago