Teacher Evaluations

PARCC Part 2: Why, For the First Time in Five Years, Did Student Growth Stall?

Yesterday I reacted to the news, revealed during Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting, that student achievement, as measured by…

5 years ago

Is NJEA the Ventriloquist and Governor Murphy the Dummy?

Once upon a time the New Jersey Education Association was about education and professional development for teachers. But NJ’s primary…

6 years ago

Hot Off the Press: New Report from NCTQ Reviews Newark's Teacher Evaluation System

When the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) and the Newark Public Schools, under the superintendency of Cami Anderson, agreed in 2012…

6 years ago

Does the State Have the Courage To Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?

Jonathan Shutman,Ed.D., is a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public…

6 years ago

Out-going DOE Deputy Commissioner On How New Jersey’s Recent Education Changes Help Students

(This is a guest post by Peter Shulman who was, until very recently, Deputy Commissioner of the Education for New…

7 years ago

NJEA Battles Student Advocate Steve Sweeney on Teachers’ Dimes

I don’t know what you’re doing this afternoon from 4-6 but if your calendar is empty and you want to…

7 years ago

Newark Mom on LIFO Lawsuit: “I’m Just a Parent Who Wants To Make A Change”

Earlier this month, a short animated video was released to the public explaining New Jersey’s quality-blind “last in, first out”…

8 years ago