April 5, 2023

Murphy Administration Chooses Optics Over Substance: Looking at DOE’s Climate Change Revisions

As we reported Monday, later this morning, Gov. Phil Murphy’s Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan will urge the State Board of Education to lower “cut scores” […]
April 4, 2023

Murphy’s Education Commissioner Releases Formal Resolution Directing State Board to Lower Standards

Ed. Note: In preparation for tomorrow’s State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan has released a formal resolution to lower the “cut scores” for […]
April 3, 2023

SCOOP: In a Fit of Dishonesty, Murphy’s Education Department Will Try To Lower Standards. All Eyes on the State Board.

Earlier this year U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona warned state education departments throughout the country they must keep academic standards high instead of creating the […]
COMMUNITIES
April 6, 2022

ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?

Last week news broke that 98% of Newark fourth-graders are not expected to meet state expectations in math this spring. This alarming projection didn’t come […]
April 5, 2022

LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Are Trying To Pretend COVID Learning Loss Didn’t Happen and That’s Hurting Kids

In an article entitled “In-Person Classes Boost Test Scores,” the Wall Street Journal reports that American students are scoring lower on reading and math tests than last year, […]
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