In New Jersey, where education reform disputes seem especially shrill, the focus has been all-things-PARCC. Readers know where I stand: common standards and annual aligned
I’m a bit confused by the PARCC editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight. Scott A. Oswald, superintendent of Collingswood and Oaklyn public schools, thinks that the
Newark mother Melissa Grant (she’s also CEO of a non-profit that provides transitional housing for homeless women) expresses her dismay at Assembly bill A4351, which
Whither goes Colorado, so goes New Jersey? Chalkbeat reports that Colorado applied for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education so that districts wouldn’t
Echoing U.S. Sec’y of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement this week at the Education Writers Association conference, N.J. Ed. Commissioner David Hespe said yesterday, according to
Here’s Alex Russo this morning: As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in ChalkbeatNY: On Tuesday, when asked whether states
What looks like a victory to some parents may soon backfire in their faces. The anti-PARCC hysteria that’s torn through the Park Slopes of New
New Jersey’s opt-out numbers are in, reports today’s NJ Spotlight. (Here’s additional coverage from the Star Ledger, The Record, and the Wall Street Journal.) Education
To no one’s surprise, Education Law Center is threatening legal action against the expansion of renaissance schools in Camden, a type of charter/district hybrid school
There was lots of bloggy, tweety chatter yesterday about one of Camden Public Schools’ five community outreach meetings last week, part of a district-wide community