Gov. Phil Murphy

It’s Incredible! Since PARCC, New Jersey Students Are Getting More Art and Music Than Ever Before!

Governor Phil Murphy was in a great mood at Paramus High School -- “I can tap-dance a little,” he said,…

5 years ago

Dear Dr. Repollet (and Gov. Murphy and NJEA): School Spending Is NOT a Proxy for Educational Equity.

Subject: A message from Dr. RepolletSeptember 6, 2019Dear Fellow NJDOE Employees,The start of a new school year is always a…

5 years ago

New Jersey Students Are #1! Too Bad Murphy/NJEA/Repollet Are Working On a Regression Plan. Bonus: Internal DOE Email.

Education Week’s Research Center  just issued the final portion of its 2019 Quality Counts annual report, which rates each state’s…

5 years ago

PARCC Part 2: Why, For the First Time in Five Years, Did Student Growth Stall?

Yesterday I reacted to the news, revealed during Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting, that student achievement, as measured by…

5 years ago

With New Student Test Results Released, Repollet Tries to Turn New Jersey Public Schools into One Big Asbury Park.

Yesterday Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented the State Board of Education with last Spring’s standardized test scores. NJ Spotlight describes…

5 years ago

Murphy’s Track Record of Appointments Is Lousy, Especially in Education. What’s Up With That?

“I don’t talk to fucking Jews,” Dye told the New Jersey Globe during a very brief telephone interview.  “Get the…

5 years ago

NJEA and Education Law Center, Listen Up: New Jersey Charter Schools Have No Impact on Segregation.

[T]here are several states where charters appear to have little or no effect on segregation, such as Arizona, Florida, Georgia,…

5 years ago

A Request from Lakewood’s Michael Inzelbuch and Some Musings.

This morning I got a call from Lakewood Public Schools attorney Michael Inzelbuch. He asked that I clarify an article…

5 years ago

Gov. Murphy Appointed Cory Booker’s Big Brother Cary to a Top DOE Post. “Binge Nepotism” or SOP?

“New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's older brother, Cary Booker, has made headlines recently after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a…

5 years ago

Michael Inzelbuch and I Have Another Email Exchange: A Lakewood Update.

On Friday I wrote a post that described Lakewood Board of Education’s July 1st meeting when the Board shut down…

5 years ago