In New Jersey, where education reform disputes seem especially shrill, the focus has been all-things-PARCC. Readers know where I stand:…
I’m a bit confused by the PARCC editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight. Scott A. Oswald, superintendent of Collingswood and Oaklyn…
Newark mother Melissa Grant (she’s also CEO of a non-profit that provides transitional housing for homeless women) expresses her dismay…
Whither goes Colorado, so goes New Jersey?Chalkbeat reports that Colorado applied for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…
Echoing U.S. Sec’y of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement this week at the Education Writers Association conference, N.J. Ed. Commissioner David…
Here's Alex Russo this morning:As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in ChalkbeatNY: On Tuesday,…
What looks like a victory to some parents may soon backfire in their faces. The anti-PARCC hysteria that's torn through…
New Jersey’s opt-out numbers are in, reports today’s NJ Spotlight. (Here's additional coverage from the Star Ledger, The Record, and…
To no one’s surprise, Education Law Center is threatening legal action against the expansion of renaissance schools in Camden, a…
There was lots of bloggy, tweety chatter yesterday about one of Camden Public Schools' five community outreach meetings last week,…