From NJSBA’s Legislative Update: On Thursday, March 26, the General Assembly unanimously passed A-4165, which would allow a parent or guardian to exclude a student
The Asbury Park Press reports that Marlboro Public Schools wins the prize in Monmouth County for the school district with the most PARCC opt-outs. There,
A New Jersey public high school principal has a blog called “The Sup’s Scoop” (hat tip: Erika Sanzi) and recently reflected on reasons for and
WHEN THE Assembly unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create a policy allowing students to opt out of taking the new standardized PARCC test, they
It starts here: Legislators, lobbyists, and Twitter feeds were aflame last week when news surfaced that Pearson, the company that produces PARCC assessments, had hired
Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just NJEA’s insult to poor families.
Jim O’Neill, the Interim Superintendent of Livingston Public Schools, explains his opposition to PARCC assessments: Since New Jersey students have always done well by all
From today’s editorial: Among those embracing this nonsense is the New Jersey Education Association. The union hates the idea of using tests to expose bad
Jonah Edelman, the father of two children taking Common Core-aligned assessments (he’s also a writer for the Daily Beast), parses the politics of the Opt-Out
Yesterday I wrote a response to Bob Braun’s attack on New Jersey’s Assistant Commissioner Bari Erlichson. Braun did acknowledge errors – not to me (which