November 28, 2018
Earlier this month I wondered whether the decay within the New Jersey Department of Education’s Division of Student Services (hostile work environment, retaliatory actions, talks […]
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November 13, 2018
Ever since I published this post (and this follow-up) recapping layoffs of 40 people from the New Jersey Department of Education, a process a manager […]
October 29, 2018
Friday morning I put up a post that describes five ways that the New Jersey Department of Education is undermined by questionable hires and actions. […]
October 26, 2018
Sue me. I was an English major. When I think about the state of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, a host of literary allusions […]
October 24, 2018
“We parents filled that room last night and our voices were heard on why we LOVE our Public Charter schools!” That’s Paterson parent Ashley Lauren […]
October 17, 2018
On October 12, last Friday, Assistant Education Commissioner Linda Eno sent a letter to all “Chief School Administrators, Charter School and Renaissance School Project Leads,” copied […]
October 16, 2018
When I examine the NJ Department of Education’s spanking-new webpage called “Charter School Program Act Review — Outreach 2018” I keep thinking of a scene […]
October 12, 2018
This is a press release from the New Jersey Charter School Association. Those interested in the state’s “comprehensive review” of NJ charter schools can submit […]
October 3, 2018
The New Jersey Board of Education and Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet have reached a compromise on PARCC testing. (See here for the contentious background.) Repollet […]
September 20, 2018
Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented a proposal to the State Board of Education to reduce the end-of-course (EOC) state tests administered […]
September 17, 2018
Context: Today members of the Legislature, led by Assembly Education Committee Chair Pamela Lampitt and Senator Education Chair Teresa Ruiz (both Democrats), asked smart questions […]
September 13, 2018
“Amen,” said Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who chairs the Senate Education Committee. “I think this gives us an opportunity to come up with the best […]