October 2, 2019
Governor Phil Murphy loves to talk about how he’s moving New Jersey forward but in the world of K-12 education he’s intent on moving us […]
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September 24, 2019
Last week NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney interviewed Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet on NJTV. (Here’s his write-up, which includes a link to the full video.) I […]
September 19, 2019
Governor Phil Murphy was in a great mood at Paramus High School — “I can tap-dance a little,” he said, “and now I tap-dance for […]
September 11, 2019
Dear Dr. Repollet (and Gov. Murphy and NJEA): School Spending Is NOT a Proxy for Educational Equity.
Subject: A message from Dr. Repollet September 6, 2019 Dear Fellow NJDOE Employees, The start of a new school year is always a joyous occasion, […]
September 9, 2019
Education Week’s Research Center just issued the final portion of its 2019 Quality Counts annual report, which rates each state’s education system. Guess what? New […]
September 6, 2019
Yesterday I reacted to the news, revealed during Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting, that student achievement, as measured by standardized tests, flat-lined after four […]
September 5, 2019
Yesterday Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented the State Board of Education with last Spring’s standardized test scores. NJ Spotlight describes the results as “leveling off […]
July 15, 2019
On Friday I wrote a post that described Lakewood Board of Education’s July 1st meeting when the Board shut down the school district because the […]
July 8, 2019
This is a guest post by Tommy Luna who is currently entering his 10th year as an eighth grade math teacher at Newark’s Rise Academy. […]
June 25, 2019
Late last week JerseyCAN issued a report called “The Real Test: Are We Committed to Excellence and Equity in New Jersey?” I recommend you read […]
June 13, 2019
The New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF) just issued an analysis called “A New Baseline: Progress in Newark’s District and Charter Schools from 2006 to 2018,” […]
May 28, 2019
This is a guest post by Andrew Martin, who served as the Chief Data Officer for the Newark Public Schools from 2017-18. Prior to working […]