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Friday, May 14, 2010

Schools Matter: You're Doing Heckuva Job, Commissioner Schundler

Schools Matter: You're Doing Heckuva Job, Commissioner Schundler

You're Doing Heckuva Job, Commissioner Schundler

The incompetent gang that Christie has put together to destroy public education in New Jersey would have comedic possibilities if so many children's lives were not at stake. What a mess.

From Stan Karp at the Education Law Center:
Assembly Ed Committee Seeks Solutions for AHSA Fiasco
A two-hour hearing held May 13 on the NJ Department of Education’s mishandling of the alternative high school assessment (AHSA), ended with members of the Assembly Education Committee searching for ways to avoid a dropout disaster next month. Thousands of students who passed their courses and met all other requirements for graduation, including many who have been accepted to college, the military or other post-secondary institutions, may not receive a diploma because of the scores on the new AHSA.
The committee heard from Commissioner Schundler who attempted to defend what he called “the Corzine Administration’s process.” But he was clearly not well-informed on the details of the issue and deferred