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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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