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Note to PARCC-Bashers: Annual Testing Won’t “Resegregate Schools”

In New Jersey, where education reform disputes seem especially shrill, the focus has been all-things-PARCC. Readers know where I stand:…

10 years ago

Would Eliminating Student PARCC Outcomes from Teacher Evals Make Everyone Happy?

I’m a bit confused by the PARCC editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight. Scott A. Oswald, superintendent of Collingswood and Oaklyn…

10 years ago

QOD: A Newark Mother Decries N.J.’s Charter Moratorium Bill

Newark mother Melissa Grant (she’s also CEO of a non-profit that provides transitional housing for homeless women) expresses her dismay…

10 years ago

U.S. DOE Rejects Colorado’s Request for Waiver for High Opt-Out Rates on Standardized Tests

Whither goes Colorado, so goes New Jersey?Chalkbeat reports that Colorado applied for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…

10 years ago

N.J. Ed. Comm. Hespe: Districts with High Opt-Outs will Be Placed on Corrective Action Plans and Risk State and Federal Funding

Echoing U.S. Sec’y of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement this week at the Education Writers Association conference, N.J. Ed. Commissioner David…

10 years ago

Save Our Schools-NJ to Parents on PARCC Boycotts: Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Or Not.

Here's Alex Russo this morning:As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in ChalkbeatNY: On Tuesday,…

10 years ago

Crunching the PARCC Opt-Out Data

What looks like a victory to some parents may soon backfire in their faces. The anti-PARCC hysteria that's torn through…

10 years ago

New Jersey’s Opt-Out Numbers Are In

New Jersey’s opt-out numbers are in, reports today’s NJ Spotlight.  (Here's additional coverage from the Star Ledger, The Record, and…

10 years ago

Irony of the Day: Education Law Center FIghts Camden Parents’ Rights to Educational Equity

To no one’s surprise, Education Law Center is threatening legal action against the expansion of  renaissance schools in Camden, a…

10 years ago

A Few Facts about Camden Public Schools’ Transformation

There was lots of bloggy, tweety chatter yesterday about one of Camden Public Schools' five community outreach meetings last week,…

10 years ago