PARCC

Sen. Teresa Ruiz Scotches Opt-Out Bill, Despite Pressure from NJEA and Save Our Schools

Props to Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who withstood pressure from NJEA and Save Our Schools-NJ and stood strong against an…

9 years ago

Why the “Every Child Achieves Act” Needs a Little More Tweaking

Marianne Lombardo at Education Reform Now looks at the recent report on NAEP scores from the National Center for Education…

9 years ago

NEA Approves New Anti-Accountability Items at the Expense of Disadvantaged Kids

The U.S. Congress is seemingly close to reauthorizing ESEA, now called the “Every Child Achieves Act.” But the current proposal…

9 years ago

How N.J. Lies to Students About College and Career Readiness: A Story

This article in South Jersey Magazine is two years old, but it could have been written today. Here, journalist Jayne…

10 years ago

60% of New Jersey Students Enrolled in Four-Year Colleges Don’t Graduate in Four Years

Today’s NJ Spotlight features a good analysis of college completion rates which is, after all, one of the  primary drivers…

10 years ago

QOD: Two N.J. Superintendents on the Impact of PARCC “Misinformation and Rhetoric”

NJ Spotlight interviewed two superintendents, Tim Purnell of Somerville and Scott McCartney of Egg Harbor. Here's an excerpt.Q: How was…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Column: Why Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations Are Here to Stay in New Jersey

It starts here:The New Jersey Department of Education just released the "2013-2014 Final Educator Evaluation Implementation Report," which lays out…

10 years ago

New NJ Spotlight Column: Christie’s About-Face on Common Core Takes Page From NJEA

It starts here:Gov. Chris Christie made national headlines recently when he announced that he was reversing his long-term support for…

10 years ago

New Newsworks column: What Does Christie’s Common Core Reversal Mean for New Jersey?

It starts here:Last Thursday during a speech at Burlington County College, Governor Christie renounced his commitment to the Common Core…

10 years ago

NJEA Prez Plays Defense after DOE Issues Findings that 97.2% of N.J. Teachers are Effective Educators

While we do not yet know how many teachers may be subject to discipline once this year’s evaluations are completed,…

10 years ago