Common Core teacher and leader survey
The surveys were developed to give educators transitioning to the Common Core an opportunity to provide feedback to the…
Supporters Put Up Big Fight to Save Small School
Reflecting a national debate, two planned closures in Newark pit parents, staff and advocates against Christie administration By John…
Fine Print: Diegnan’s Charter School Bill
Assemblyman drops bill, which called for central review board and local approval for new and expanded charters By John…
The 2013 Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings
The Edu-Scholar Rankings seek to recognize those university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about K–12…
What You Should Know About the Philly Student Walkout
James Cersonsky and StudentNation Running a massive deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars, Philadelphia’s school system is planning…
A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform
By Jessie Ramey As Big Money continues to shape public education, it can be hard to keep all the…
Rutgers Report Briefs Educators on Training for New Teacher Evaluation
Mastering procedures alone can take up to a year, even if schools won’t have that long under new law…
Union Chief Recommends Delay in Use of Test Scores
By Javier C. Hernandez Warning that a new set of academic standards was on the verge of falling into…
State board of education adjusts teacher evaluation rules
By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — After hearing criticism about a plan to rely heavily on student test scores…
Christie faces potential legal fight over school vouchers
By Jarrett Renshaw/The Star-Ledger TRENTON —If Gov. Chris Christie gets his coveted pilot school-voucher program through a stubborn Legislature…
Draft Charter Bill Calls for Local Approval, More Reviewers
Bill sponsor — Assemblyman Diegnan — hopes to build consensus before Legislature tackles NJ’s 18-year-old charter law By John…
Newark board votes ‘no-confidence’ in schools chief Cami Anderson
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger In a move that signals a growing fissure between the administration and its elected leaders,…
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