December 16, 2019
Last week I wrote about the dilemma facing the New Jersey State Board of Education: To accept a low-ball standardized testing proposal from accountability-averse Commissioner […]
December 10, 2019
We Raise New Jersey just issued a statement about a critical decision facing the State Board of Education: Does the Board defer to Gov. Murphy […]
December 6, 2019
This week the Star-Ledger featured an interview with Sue Altman, the head of NJ Working Families Alliance and much in the news for her performance […]
November 25, 2019
This is a guest post by Michael Lilley, Founder and President of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey, which seeks to educate residents on the […]
November 18, 2019
I gasped as I opened the op-ed section of the New York Times this morning and read Senator Cory Booker’s column repudiating his regressive stance […]
November 12, 2019
Two weeks ago New Jersey’s NAEP scores came out and they weren’t pretty. These national tests, often referred to as the “gold standard” and “The […]
November 6, 2019
Yesterday I chatted with the Shennell McCloud, Newark’s indefatigable activist for educational equity and parent empowerment. As Executive Director of Project Ready, she has already […]
November 4, 2019
Gov. Phil Murphy just announced a statewide “Computer Science for All” plan that allocates $2 million in state grants “to help schools establish advanced, high-quality […]
October 24, 2019
On Tuesday I commented on the New Jersey Department of Education’s proposal to the State Board of Education to lower standards for high school graduation. […]
October 22, 2019
Yesterday the State Board of Education (with the exception of bold Vice President Andy Mulvihill) folded to pressure and voted 12-1 to eliminate the 10th […]