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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…