Education Reform and Civil Rights
Laura Waters
August 10, 2010
Here’s Sandra Alberti, Director of Math and Science Education at the NJ DOE. in NJ Spotlight: We have this thing called Algebra I that exists
Parsing the AHSA Results
Laura Waters
July 7, 2010
The Star-Ledger reports that 2,900 NJ high school seniors failed the Alternative High School Assessment, the replacement for the long-discredited Special Review Assessment, which almost
Andy Smarick’s New Gig Starts on Aug. 2nd
Laura Waters
June 21, 2010
We reported a month ago on Fordham’s Andy Smarick’s pending appointment as Bret Schundler’s Deputy Commissioner, but NJ Spotlight is the first of the mainstream
ELC: “The NJ DOE Is Still Failing Our Students”
Laura Waters
June 18, 2010
David Sciarra, Executive Director of the Education Law Center, excoriates the NJ Department of Education in the most recent widget to emerge from ELC’s press
NJEA and Schundler Embrace Ed Reform?
Laura Waters
May 28, 2010
Word’s out: Ed. Comm. Schundler and NJEA’s Barbara Keshishian and Vince Giordano made a deal, and local bargaining units will sign off on NJ’s Race
RTTT Update
Laura Waters
May 26, 2010
The Record reports that as of yesterday 292 districts out of our 658 districts and charters had sent back their Memoranda of Understanding, signifying that
NJ’s RTTT Prospects
Laura Waters
May 20, 2010
This afternoon the State Senate has 31 bills on its docket: one that upgrades penalties for drag racing, one that designates September 26th of each
Asking The Right Question
Laura Waters
May 3, 2010
Are the massive failure rates of students who took this year’s Alternative High School Assessment (AHSA) a failure of teaching or testing? That’s the heart
RTTT Update
Laura Waters
April 30, 2010
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association has an update on our Race To The Top application, due June 1st (32 days from now, but
How We Fail the Kids in Camden
Laura Waters
April 27, 2010
My heart is crushed right now just because he worked hard to reach this point,” [Beyonka] Walden-Utley said about her youngest son. “Please understand, I