SOS-NJ

Mila Jasey’s Charter Conversion

Speaking of the bill proposed by N.J. Assembly members Patrick Diegnan and Mila Jasey that would place a three-year moratorium…

10 years ago

New NJ Spotlight Column: “Don’t Fall For the Opt-Out Cope-Out”

It starts here:Upholding ethical principles in Trenton’s State House is no game for wimps. Legislators in the Assembly and the…

10 years ago

Opting-In as “the Great Equalizer”

The Asbury Park Press reports that Marlboro Public Schools wins the prize in Monmouth County for the school district with…

10 years ago

Opt-Outers in N.J. Are on a “Collision Course with Low-Income Families of Color”

Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just…

10 years ago

QOD: NJEA Spokesman on Why N.J. PARCC Opt-outs Skew White and Privileged

"The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend…

10 years ago

QOD: Sen. Sweeney on the Prospects of the N.J. Legislature Passing PARCC “Opt-Out” Bill

Senate President Steve Sweeney said this week in an interview with NJ Spotlight that he was waiting on both bills…

10 years ago

True Confessions

While my husband and I were waiting for "Portlandia" to queue up on the roku last night, I happened to…

10 years ago

Just How “Grassroots” is the Opt-Out Movement in New Jersey?

Judging by NJEA and Save Our Schools-NJ websites and lobbying efforts, New Jersey parents are opting-out their children from PARCC…

10 years ago

How the Anti-Standardized Testing Movement is Like the Anti-Vaccine Movement

Fifteen years ago the Center for Disease Control declared that measles had been eradicated in America. But now the CDC…

10 years ago

QOD: Bob Braun Rebuts NJEA and SOS-NJ’s Claim that PARCC Tests are High Stakes for Students

Bob Braun, New Jersey’s Diane Ravitch-clone, is outraged. Okay, that’s his usual posture, but this time his target isn’t Cory…

10 years ago