Math Instruction

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

Murphy’s Education Department Is Holding Student Learning Data Hostage from Parents, Teachers, and Schools

Yesterday we reported that New Jersey students, according to the highly-regarded NAEP tests, have suffered steeper drops in math and…

2 years ago

New Jersey Parents: Step Up and Be Part of the Equation!

Those of us who follow education improvement efforts in America have heard all about the “science of literacy” and the…

2 years ago

MCKENNA: Pandemic School Closures Erased Student Progress and Heightened Inequities. What Do We Do Now?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at…

2 years ago

New Data Shows What Schools Must Do For Kids Far Behind in Reading and Math

About 58% of the students we looked at in K-8 are about 1 to 3 years behind in reading. About…

2 years ago

An ‘Inequitable Approach to Equity’: Princeton Parents Protest Dumbing Down of Math Curricula

This is a letter from six parents of Princeton Regional Public Schools District students protesting changes in the standards and…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Forget About the ‘Math Wars’ and Look at Corey and Kyela

Let’s start with a history lesson: in 1882, before computers, software engineering, and artificial intelligence were even a glint in…

2 years ago