The 64 Floor

SCOOP: Murphy’s Ed Department Gives Up on Student Success After High School

Yesterday the State Board of Education convened to hear a presentation from the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education on the…

3 years ago

FACT CHECK: Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Says ‘Hire Me Permanently Because Student Outcomes Are Great’

Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Rashawn Adams really wants to be Asbury Park's next permanent superintendent. How badly does he want…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: If Phil Murphy Wants a Second Term, Here’s the Course-Correction He Needs Most

If you’ve been following NJ Education Report’s coverage of the dissolution of Asbury Park Public Schools, first under the direction…

3 years ago

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic…

3 years ago

I’ll Wheel You a Principal If You Deal Me a Job: Live Tonight from Asbury Park

Welcome to a New Jersey school district so ridden with nepotism, exorbitance, and a singular disregard for student outcomes that…

4 years ago

Here’s Why You Should Care About the DOE’s Poor Oversight of Asbury Park (Plus, Three Bonus Rumors)

Asbury Park school board members and administrators must be breathing a sigh of relief: Yesterday’s announcement by Gov. Murphy that…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Lowering Standards Appears to Be Contagious, Too. I’m Looking at You, New York City.

CASES SPIKE IN NEW YORK CITY There’s another virus spreading in the tri-state area and, while not fatal, it is…

4 years ago

Donald Trump and Diane Ravitch Are Anti-Testing Soulmates

In these times of high anxiety it’s a boost to one’s spirits to discover a bit of serendipity. That moment…

4 years ago

New Jersey Is in the Slow Lane on the Highway to Online Instruction. Just Don’t Tell That to the DOE.

These are hard times. We've all had to make changes in the way we live, learn, and work. It's no…

5 years ago

“It’s Good To Be The King!” A (Sort of Fake) Interview with Lamont Repollet Where I Get To Ask the Questions.

Last week NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney  interviewed Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet on NJTV. (Here’s his write-up, which includes a link…

5 years ago