As the culture wars rage across the country, New Jersey is having its moment in the sun. The new sexual health and education learning standards, issued
East Hanover Superintendent Natalee Bartlett says she’s not “bucking” the new Student Learning Standards on health and physical education, just “loosely interpreting them.” That’s true.
In the interest of equal time, below is information shared by state Senator Holly Schepisi earlier today. Here she defends herself against charges of circulating
State Senator Vin Gopal, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, says he will introduce a bill proposal that would require school districts to publish curricula
The past October, one million New Jersey public school students took a series of tests called Start Strong that assessed proficiency in reading for grades
This is a petition challenging the decision by Gov. Murphy’s Education Department to revise the health and physical education standards, approved by the State Board
Last year the Trump Administration allowed states to waive annual standardized testing due to all-remote instruction. This year the Biden Administration cut states a break,
Last Fall the New Jersey Department of Education offered “Start Strong” assessments to all school districts. The DOE described these free tests as a “quick,”
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMSD) is in an uproar: Parents and school district representatives insist it’s safe to reopen but teacher union leaders claim
.Yesterday the New Jersey State Department of Education issued instructions on how it will collect local assessment data. [An earlier version of this post incorrectly