NJ Department of Education (DOE)

Keansburg Update

Court delays continue to push off Judgement Day for former Keansburg Superintendent of Schools Barbara A. Trzeszkowski. Her retirement package…

15 years ago

N.J. DOE’s School Choice

Here’s (out-going) Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy defending N.J.’s record of expanding charter schools at the recent NJEA Convention:We have…

15 years ago

NJ Coalition for Math Challenges Common Core Standards

The NJ Coalition for World Class Math, a group of mathematicians, engineers, scientists, and parents representing about 25 N.J. districts,…

15 years ago

N.J.’s Share of Charter Schools: 1.3%

Del Stover at American School Board Journal takes a measured look at “the evolution of school choice” across the U.S.,…

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

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

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

Davy Does the Numbers

Twenty-five percent of New Jersey’s third and fourth graders will fail the state tests on math and language arts for…

15 years ago

Corzine and Christie on School Choice

In Steve Adubato's piece "No Magic Bullet for Urban Schools," he says that public education will be a major issue…

15 years ago