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 […]
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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 […]
May 12, 2023
Rarely does the juxtaposition of two events — actually one event and one non-event — paint such a clear picture of reality. Unfortunately, the reality […]
May 10, 2023
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 […]
May 3, 2023
During today’s State Board of Education public meeting, board members narrowly approved an adjusted “cut score”–the minimal score needed to pass—on the high school graduation-qualifying […]
May 2, 2023
Michael LaSusa is the Superintendent of Schools in Chatham and was the 2018 New Jersey Region One Superintendent of the Year. This was first published […]
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
Let’s quickly revisit the State Board of Education public meeting where Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan tried to persuade the Board to lower the cut score […]
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” […]
April 4, 2023
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
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 […]