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  • The True History of New Jersey Teachers' (and Other Public Workers') Sacrifices on Pensions And Benefits February 18, 2019
    I want to talk about a report that emerged a couple of weeks ago about New Jersey public employees' pensions and health care. But let me set the table first...Because every time I come across a story like this, it's as if the Ministry of Information has decided, once again, to disappear history. But I'm […]
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  • Testing Chaos Continues in New Jersey February 16, 2019
    Here's an update from my last blog on the chaotic debate over New Jersey's high school exit exam:Yesterday, after several delays, the state announced a settlement that at least clarifies the path to graduation for New Jersey's high school juniors and seniors:New Jersey reached a settlement Friday that offers a clear path for juniors and […]
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  • The Failure of State Control in Camden, NJ February 10, 2019
    In my last blog, I wrote about the NJ Auditor's report on Camden's "Renaissance" schools. These charter-district hybrids, run by three of the region's biggest charter operators -- Mastery, Uncommon, and KIPP -- were supposed to show definitively that charter schools could serve all of the children in a neighborhood. They weren't going to "skim the cream" […]
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  • Broken Promises: Camden's "Renaissance" Charter Schools January 27, 2019
    UPDATE: Below, I write that no one in the media, so far as I know, has reported on this story. I did the usual Google search and came up with nothing. But over on Facebook, a reader reports:"Matt Friedman did bring the reports up in his daily Politico NJ briefing on Friday (that is how I […]
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  • Kids In Disadvantaged Schools Don't Need Tests To Tell Them They're Being Cheated January 9, 2019
    There was a very raw, very discouraging story in The Trentonian this past week that is worth your time, whether you live in Jersey or not. Here's an excerpt:Over the past year, this newspaper spoke with high school students educated in the Trenton Public Schools (TPS) district. The interviews took place in the presence of an […]
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  • NJ Court Strikes Down Graduation Test; An Opportunity to Re-Think Testing? January 1, 2019
    Miss me?Yesterday, a New Jersey appellate court struck down regulations that required students to pass two PARCC tests -- the statewide tests implemented a few years ago under the Christie administration -- as a requirement to graduate. Sarah Blaine has an excellent legal analysis you should read about the ruling. Let me add a few […]
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  • Charter Schools Do Not Promote Diversity September 23, 2018
    Peter Greene had a useful post the other day about how to spot bad education research. One sure sign is cherry-picking: focusing on a few observations – or even just one – and then suggesting these few are representative of the whole. This tactic is a favorite among charter school cheerleaders, who will extoll X's […]
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  • An Open Letter to NJ Sen. Ruiz, re: Teacher Evaluation and Test Scores September 4, 2018
    Tuesday, September 4, 2018The Honorable M. Teresa RuizThe New Jersey SenateTrenton, NJDear Senator Ruiz,As thousands of New Jersey teachers are heading back to school this week, this is an excellent time to address your recent comments about changes Governor Murphy's administration has made to state rules regarding the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.As […]
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  • SGPs: Still Biased, Still Inappropriate To Use For Teacher Evaluation July 22, 2018
    Let's suppose you and I get jobs digging holes. Let's suppose we get to keep our jobs based on how well we dig relative to each other.It should be simple to determine who digs more: all our boss has to do is measure how far down our holes go. It turns out I'm much better […]
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  • The PARCC, Phil Murphy, and Some Common Sense July 16, 2018
    Miss me?I'll tell you what I've been up to soon, I promise. I'm actually still in the middle of it... but I've been reading and hearing a lot of stuff about education policy lately, and I've decided I can't just sit back -- even if my time is really at a premium these days -- […]
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