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Five Reasons the NJ Education Department Made the Right Call!

Laura Waters July 28, 2022

There’s been a fair amount of blowback to the New Jersey State Education Department’s mandate that this fall schools administer the Start Strong standardized tests,

NJ Education Department: In September All Districts Must Test Students Grades 4-10 to Measure COVID Learning Loss

Staff Writer July 19, 2022

In spite of blowback from a member of the New Jersey State Board of Education and other allies, the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education (DOE)

VIDEO: Parents, Don’t Shoot the Messenger—Take This Test Seriously

Laura Waters April 25, 2022

New Jerseyans are rightfully proud of their highly-rated public school system.  But what’s the plan for students who have experienced severe learning disruptions from COVID-19?

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Staff Writer June 15, 2021

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties it’s ten points lower.

New Jersey Was Given an Inch By the Feds for State Testing But ‘We’re Taking a Mile’

Staff Writer April 15, 2021

Today Dale Chu considers the “well-intentioned offer from the federal government” to give states greater flexibility in mandatory state standardized tests in order to allow

COVID-19 Has Made Student Assessment More Important Than Ever

contributor March 26, 2021

This is a op-ed by Andrew Pillow, a fifth-grade social studies teacher at a KIPP public charter school in Indianapolis, where he has taught for

Assembly Ed Committee: Biden Administration Says ‘No’ But We’ll Say ‘Yes’

Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Yesterday the Education Committee of the New Jersey State Assembly unanimously approved Bill proposal 5374, sponsored by Assemblywomen Pamela Lampitt, Mila Jasey, and Joann Downey.

RICCARDS: Biden Administration Boldly Declares Importance of Measuring Academic Impact of Pandemic Year

Patrick Riccards February 23, 2021

Rest easy, Garden State. The Biden Administration and its U.S. Department of Education has now made the tough decision for us. The decision no one

State Public Charter School Association President Commends Gov. Murphy’s ‘Commonsense Approach’ to Learning Loss

Staff Writer February 19, 2021

New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association President and CEO Harry Lee issued the following statement reacting to Governor Murphy’s announcement about State learning loss initiatives,

State Legislature Divided on Whether To Waive Spring Standardized Testing

Staff Writer February 12, 2021

There’s a rift in the State Legislature: Two Assemblywomen, Pamela Lampitt and Mila Jasey, will introduce a bill next week that would require the New

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