@GovChristie's Executive Order Lays Bare the Fundamental Problems with AchieveNJ
Yesterday, Chris Christie tried to play the "reasonable" reformer with his executive order on testing:First, he announced an executive order creating a new state task force -- entirely appointed by Christie – to study the effectiveness of state testing as a whole, including the upcoming PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) tests and the Common Core Stat
Christie's Last Teacher Evaluation Panel Was a Disaster
Big news today in the New Jersey education policy world:Following several days of intensive discussion last week, agreement was reached on several key issues related to standardized testing and its ultimate role in teacher evaluation. NJEA was at the center of conversations with legislators, the Christie administration and the Department of Education (DoE), which led to two key announcements toda
7-13-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Karen Lewis, Ras Baraka, and "Worried" White PeopleFellow white people, heed my advice, please:Relax.Take a stroll. Enjoy a decaf macchiato. Do some yoga, And stop reading the newspaper, which these days seems to be full of pieces by some more of our fellow worried white people -- in this case, the very reformy and very white Tom Moran -- designed to make us very, very...