LATEST EDUCATION NEWS
June 21, 2009
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board on the new high school graduation requirements: Some advocates fear the new standards will have the opposite effect — actually lowering […]
June 21, 2009
While our kids’ education is first-class in nearly all parts of the state, another truth is that in too many districts, entire generations of children […]
June 19, 2009
This year, in Paterson, more than 40 percent of the seniors took the special test [given to students who can’t pass the standard test]. In […]
June 19, 2009
The New York Times has a must-read today on Chris Christie’s appeal to New Jerseyans committed to education reform. While this state tends to swing […]
June 18, 2009
While recent New Jersey history is not part of the State Board of Education’s just-released high school graduation requirements, let’s stroll back down memory lane […]
June 18, 2009
As long as teachers are paid more based on seniority versus other measures of demonstrated success, districts will mask the inequitable distribution of experienced, better […]