Learning Loss

LILLEY: Blue States Had More School Closures and More Learning Loss — Just Like NJ under Gov. Murphy

The 74 conducted a study of the relative learning loss in Democratic (Blue) and Republican (Red) states and found that Red states offered almost…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY:Three Ways Gov. Murphy Can Resuscitate his Education Department

I’m tired of writing about the ineptitude of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education. And now I’m (almost!) tired of…

2 years ago

FLYNN: Delayed Release of Test Scores Shows Murphy’s Education Department Is Guided By Politics, Not What’s Best for Children

These are comments from  New Jersey Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn on the State Education Department's (NJDOE) delayed and partial release of…

2 years ago

Senator Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz: Test Results Are a Jarring Alarm to the Work That Lies Ahead

Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz issued the following statement on the release of the 2022 Student Learning Assessment results:…

2 years ago

Corrado Blasts Murphy Administration for Continuing to Cover Up the Extend of Learning Loss During the Pandemic

The State Board of Education and Murphy’s Department of Education continue to obscure crucial data about the impact of learning…

2 years ago

OROHO, PENNACCHIO, SCHEPISI: Gender Identity on State Board’s Agenda Again with New Proposal Impacting Sex Ed Classes

Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho, Senator Joe Pennacchio, and Senator Holly Schepisi said the State Board of Education should focus…

2 years ago

Dear Gov. Murphy & Education Department: You Won’t Fix Learning Loss By Hiding Test Data

This is an editorial from the Star-Ledger Editorial Board. Although New Jersey is at the top of national rankings for…

2 years ago

Assemblyman Umba Responds to Murphy’s Tutoring Announcement:

A member of the Assembly Education Committee and prime sponsor of legislation to fund more high-impact tutoring in K-12 schools,…

2 years ago

Murphy Announces New Initiative To Try to Accelerate Student Learning in Wake Of Covid

The Murphy Administration today announced the launch of the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success (NJPSS), an initiative designed to…

2 years ago

BREAKING: New Jersey Is Now the Only State in the Nation That Hasn’t Released Statewide Test Scores (Plus Newark Numbers)

CORRECTION: Technically Maine, Maryland, and Vermont have, in addition to New Jersey, not released statewide standardized test results from last…

2 years ago