Learning Loss

Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets

When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I…

2 years ago

What Is the Cost of the Murphy’s Administration’s Decision to Conceal Data on Student Learning Loss?

This is extraordinarily delayed. That's Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz on the state Department of Education's decision to delay releasing…

2 years ago

Wednesday’s Forum Will Highlight Murphy Administration’s Dishonesty About Student Learning Loss

Last month we reported New Jersey was one of nine states in the country that hadn’t released student test results…

2 years ago

LILLEY: Hunterdon Teachers Decry Superintendent’s Decision to Cancel Learning For a Drag Queen Show

A friendly teacher sent Sunlight a copy of a letter written by a reportedly “large group” of Hunterdon Central Regional…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: New Jersey Parents Face Off Against a Education Department That’s Too Dense to Care

A new bill in the New Jersey Senate would make state finances “readily accessible to the public,” says Senate Budget…

2 years ago

NAEP, San Francisco, and Murphy’s Approach to ‘Social Justice’

Who knew New Jersey was an educational trend-setter? Yesterday Jay Mathews at the Washington Post described how pandemic accommodations that…

2 years ago

Why Did NJ Student Learning Tank More Than Almost Any Other State?

New Jersey residents may be surprised by the news, released Monday, that on the highly-regarded tests called the National Assessment…

2 years ago

Senator Turner: Given NAEP Scores, Let’s Set Up a Pilot Program to Extend the School Year

In response to ongoing concerns about learning loss that is now evidenced by unprecedented declines in math and reading on…

2 years ago

Latest on NAEP Scores: How Does NJ Stack Up Against the Rest of the Country?

This morning the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP, published 2022 scores for each state. We knew Covid-19 learning…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJSpotlight Continues to Align Its Education Reporting with NJEA, Its Major Financial Sponsor

The decline of NJSpotlight News as an unbiased news organization continues.  Here are two recent examples. First, NJ Spotlight covered Monday’s Assembly Education Committee…

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