Start Strong Assessments

Trenton City Council President Is Holding 18,000 Children Hostage

For the last month Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride has been refusing to allow the City Council to approve…

2 years ago

Five Reasons the NJ Education Department Made the Right Call!

There's been a fair amount of blowback to the New Jersey State Education Department's mandate that this fall schools administer…

2 years ago

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

In spite of blowback from a member of the New Jersey State Board of Education and other allies, the Murphy…

2 years ago

NJ Education Department Testing Gives High Marks to College Achieve Paterson Students

According to the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) Start Strong tests administered last fall, which measured learning loss suffered…

2 years ago

Trenton Central High Students Suffer While Murphy Cancels Parent Voices

L.A. Parker of the Trentonian says nothing has changed at Trenton Central High School since 2005 when Mayor Doug Palmer…

2 years ago

In Newark, Public Charters Lift All Boats–and Here’s the Proof

Earlier this week the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee quizzed Superintendent Roger León about district student learning loss; meanwhile an…

2 years ago

Newark Schools Chief Roger León Gets Grilled On Student Learning Loss–and Comes Up Short

Yesterday Newark Superintendent Roger León was in the hot seat at the Newark Municipal Council Education Committee as he took…

2 years ago

Big Mess at Murphy’s Ed Department: Some Students Were Tested On Material They Hadn’t Learned Yet

The past October, one million New Jersey public school students took a series of tests called Start Strong that assessed…

3 years ago