Last week the New Jersey Department of Education announced the discontinuation of the Start Strong testing requirement, effective fall 2023. Initially piloted in the fall
Today the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education announced that they’ve cancelled the fall Start Strong statewide assessments. These tests were given first in Fall 2021
Peter T. Rosario is the President and CEO of La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc., which works to ensure that Greater Newark’s residents engage in
We already know that, due to COVID-related school closures, New Jersey had some of the worst learning loss in the nation. Fewer than half of New
As aspiring presidential candidates —like our very own Phil Murphy—start nosing up to the gate, both the national Democratic and Republican parties have issued “Parents
In January JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed to ensuring access to high-quality public schools for every child regardless of zip
Three months ago Gov. Phil Murphy announced with great fanfare an initiative called called the New Jersey Partnership for Student Success, which would recruit 5,000
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) just released a report called “Inclusive, Innovative Assessments” which looks at the importance of measuring learning through standardized
Public schooling has always been politically fraught, but current disagreements over issues related to race, sexuality, gender, and Covid-19 have reached a tipping point. According
Sarah Tantillo, Ed.D. is the author of “The Literacy Cookbook” and “Hit the Drum: An Insider’s Account of How the Charter School Idea Became a National Movement/