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March 31, 2015
Parents for Great Camden Schools, which describes itself as “a local organization of families and community leaders committed to the belief that every child deserves […]
March 30, 2015
WHEN THE Assembly unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create a policy allowing students to opt out of taking the new standardized PARCC test, they […]
March 29, 2015
PARCC-ing Lot: Steve Wollmer, NJEA spokesman, says that according to NJEA’s numbers, 5% of N.J.’s kids opted out of taking PARCC tests. The Record notes that “although test […]
March 26, 2015
It starts here: Legislators, lobbyists, and Twitter feeds were aflame last week when news surfaced that Pearson, the company that produces PARCC assessments, had hired […]
March 26, 2015
Robert Pondiscio’s article, “Opting Out, Race, and Reform” (referenced in the post below), deserves a little more detail than just NJEA’s insult to poor families. […]
March 26, 2015
“The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend to be better informed in […]