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July 17, 2014
It starts here: Hand it to ol’ Chris Christie: on Monday he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by issuing an Executive Order that […]
July 15, 2014
The American Federation of Teachers finished up its annual convention yesterday. Highlights were a vote of confidence in the Common Core and a vote of […]
July 15, 2014
Well, Bob Braun was half-right. Gov. Christie did issue an executive order last night that renders Senate Bill 2154 moot, at least for non-die-hard–anti-VAM-lobbyists. Teacher […]
July 14, 2014
Or not. The Common Core State Standards is a set of academic benchmarks that aspire to raise student achievement, regardless of state of residence. The […]
July 14, 2014
From today’s New York Times: Perhaps no issue, though, better illustrates how much Washington-style polarization has seeped into statehouses as education — and specifically Common […]
July 13, 2014
PARCC delay update: The Record reports that Sen. Jeff Van Drew, who sponsored a bill proposing a two-year delay in tying teacher evaluations to PARCC […]