Student Growth

COMMENTARY: Do We Really Have a Teacher Shortage and, If We Do, How Can We Fix It?

The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage…

2 years ago

‘Doing Less Was Not an Option.’ How One New Jersey Charter School Kept Kids Learning No Matter What.

Note: Achievers Early College Prep is one of seven high-performing public charters with previously-approved expansions that the Murphy Administration's Education…

3 years ago

NJ Kids Can’t Wait–So Here’s How to Address Student COVID Learning Needs

On Tuesday, October 19th, JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, launched a new webinar…

3 years ago

Camden Prep and Cory Booker: Perfect Together

https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/1438868424520785922 That's U.S. Senator Cory Booker tweeting about CBS's coverage of Camden Prep, a renaissance school in Camden operated by…

3 years ago

University Heights Charter School Opens New Facility in Downtown Newark

University Heights Charter School (UHCS) has just announced that it is relocating its Junior High School and Central Office to…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Teachers Speak Out: ‘This Place Is a Shitshow’

Last Saturday the Asbury Park Education Association sent out a survey to all staff, asking them to rank the four…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: New ‘Report’ on Camden Students’ Academic Growth Fails the Smell Test

Last week New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) released a “report” that tries to prove the state takeover of Camden Public…

4 years ago

Murphy Steps Back Edict That All Schools Must Have Full-Time In-School Instruction in September

One week ago today, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that all public schools must be back in September for full-time in-school…

4 years ago

COVID-19 Has Made Student Assessment More Important Than Ever

This is a op-ed by Andrew Pillow, a fifth-grade social studies teacher at a KIPP public charter school in Indianapolis,…

4 years ago

New Newark Student Learning Data: All Newark Students Rise, With Variations Among Charter, Magnet, and District

Today Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released an analysis of student academic performance in all Newark…

4 years ago