Today Gov. Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 896, which prohibits the New Jersey Department of Education from requiring the completion of a performance-based assessment as
Robert Goodman is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning and a former NJ Teacher of the Year. This first
The American teacher shortage is headlining news stories and infiltrating social media, although there’s little consensus on whether this shortage is new or if it
Amid the unceasing chatter about teacher shortages—throughout the country as well as in New Jersey—it’s well worth your time to watch NJER TV’s new three-minute
A popular, bipartisan bill eliminating a controversial teacher qualifying test called the EdTPA passed the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly unanimously on June 29th
Here’s a best practice for state departments of education: treat oversight boards respectfully and communicate all proposals in advance of public hearings. Yet at yesterday’s
Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over 20 years, as a teacher
David M. Aderhold, Ed.D, is the superintendent of schools for the West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District. This originally appeared in NJ Spotlight. As
The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) is poised to take advantage of new legislation that allows them to hire retired teachers and offer a new
The Camden Education Fund and Camden U, a nonprofit hybrid college, today announced a new partnership designed to give Camden’s paraprofessionals the opportunity to earn