NJ Department of Education (DOE)

Whose Achievement Gap?

A Star-Ledger editorial today pans the DOE’s new high school graduation requirements:Education Commissioner Lucille Davy insists all children are born…

16 years ago

NJ’s Field of Dreams

A piece in the Gloucester County Times surveys three districts in regard to the newly rigorous high school requirements: Washington,…

16 years ago

A Modest Preschool Proposal

Yesterday’s New Jersey section of the New York Times features an article by John Mooney regarding public preschools, with his…

16 years ago

Abbott v. SFRA

NorthJersey reports on the pending close of the School Funding Reform Act hearings in Superior Court. Underway for the last…

16 years ago

Abbott vs. SFRA

The Asbury Park Press has a well-reasoned editorial today on why Corzine should reverse his preschool plans right now. This…

16 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

More School Cuts:With State revenues down substantially – 7% in most categories – Corzine is including mid-year cuts in his…

16 years ago

Princeton Prefers Not To

As local school districts confront the DOE’s efficiency formulas which dictate how much we should be spending on everything from…

16 years ago

Salvaging the DOE

As the new data from the N.J. State Report Cards makes the rounds, the DOE is caught in the unenviable…

16 years ago

Who’s Partially Proficient?

The N.J. School Report Card data came out today and it's a bit sobering. We’re sure there'll be some punchy…

16 years ago

High School Redesign Undermined

New Jersey’s High School Redesign Steering Committee recently issued a set of newly rigorous requirements for public school diplomas. This…

16 years ago