The New Jersey Department of Education released the state’s PARCC scores yesterday and the results were good and, in fact, consistent with highly-regarded NAEP assessments:
There are two articles out today, one from the Fran Stancavage and George Bohrnstedt at the American Institute for Research and the other from Michael
The new National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores were just released. These assessments in reading and math, grades 4 and 8, are regarded as
What to make of the timing of yesterday’s NJEA/Christie fisticuffs and today’s release of a memo from Ed. Comm. Cerf attacking NJEA’s leaders for sugar-coating
Over the last several months it’s been a pleasure to witness the easing of ill will between the leadership of NJ’s primary teachers’ union, NJEA,
The NJ DOE sizes up our new NAEP scores: Under the Christie Administration, New Jersey continued to improve its overall national ranking on the 2011
Last week Gordon MacInnes wrote an editorial for NJ Spotlight that vaunts NJ’s public school system as the best in the nation (except for Massachusetts)
The National Assessment of Education Progress has released results of the new 12th grade reading and math tests. According to the NJ DOE press release,
New Jersey Education Association has a slick new website, with a banner boasting, “The TRUTH About New Jersey’s Public Schools.” The banner links to set
In yesterday’s Star Ledger, columnist Tom Moran excoriates Gov. Christie for not reappointing Justice John Wallace to the NJ Supreme Court. In defense of Justice