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Chris Cerf is the former superintendent of Newark Public Schools and the former New Jersey commissioner of education. He serves on the board of ExcelinEd, a […]
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June 21, 2023
A new report is out today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and everyone is talking about the dismal results. In short, 13-year-old […]
June 5, 2023
JT Barbarese, who teaches at Rutgers University, says he was spurred to write this essay after reading a Star-Ledger editorial on a pending bill in New Jersey […]
June 5, 2023
NJBIA is opposing legislation before an Assembly committee today that would eliminate the high school graduation proficiency test in New Jersey, saying such a move […]
April 12, 2023
Our friends at NJEdReport published an excellent piece on how “in a fit of dishonesty” Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education (DOE) is seeking to lower the proficiency […]
April 10, 2023
Notice of Public Hearings Issued Day Before State Holiday and Easter Weekend with Noon Monday Deadline to Register to Testify Senator Michael Testa said it […]
April 6, 2023
Let’s pretend the Centers for Disease Control decides to look at the number of Americans who have high blood pressure—more than half, depending on a […]
April 5, 2023
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” […]
March 29, 2023
In a March 14th Press Release, the New Jersey Public Education Coalition requested guidance with regard to Local School districts that are failing to completely […]
March 14, 2023
Are New Jersey school districts trying to find “imaginative” ways to avoid implementing the state’s mandated Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education […]
February 17, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced the availability of $4.5 million in state grants to fund locally focused climate change education in New […]
January 9, 2023
Senator Michael Testa (R-1) responded to false claims being made about a newly signed law that requires students to be taught about information literacy: “Sadly, […]