PARCC

Are Newark’s North Star Teachers Inferior to Teachers in Rich Suburban Districts? Mark Weber says “Yes.”

Jersey Jazzman is on a tear: he’s just published his fifth installment of an ongoing critique of Stephen Chiger’s piece…

9 years ago

N.J. Suburban Schools are “Not as Good as You Think”

On Monday I spoke at a launch event for Pacific Research Institute's release of a report called "“Not As Good…

9 years ago

Perfect Example of #OptOutSoWhite

In this op-ed a Verona Public Schools mother urges parents to opt their kids out of upcoming PARCC tests because:The…

9 years ago

Should High School Graduation be Contingent on Proficiency?

"I find it astonishingly unfair," she said. "We are going to have to look at how we might intervene on…

9 years ago

Asbury Park Press Editorial Board Shoots the Messenger and Denies the Message

The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board is in denial. While they gleefully -- and expertly -- dissect the dysfunction in…

9 years ago

Correcting the Record: NJEA President’s False Narrative of PARCC and Opt-Out Alliances

Last week Wendell Steinhauer, President of the New Jersey Education Association, published an editorial in the Asbury Park Press called…

9 years ago

Princeton High School Student Explains Why He Opted Out of PARCC Last Year

CentralJersey examines Princeton High School's high rate of PARCC refusals (last year 800 out of 1,164 high school students refused…

9 years ago

QOD: “Opting Out Hits the Hardest on Families That Can Absorb it the Least” and is the “Wrong Choice for Our Kids”

Charles F. Coleman Jr., a civil rights attorney and former Brooklyn, NY prosecutor, explains why opting out of standardized state…

9 years ago

A Modest Opt-In Proposal

This Friday United Opt Out, which describes itself as "a focused point of unyielding resistance to corporate ed. reform," is…

9 years ago

PARCC Opt-Out Rates Skew High-Income

Today NJ Spotlight has a list of the top ten high schools “with the highest percentage of students absent” for…

9 years ago