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PARCC to replace NJ ASK in 2015, switch to digital testing raises questions
Red Bank Primary School third-grade teacher Brandy Balthazar works with students as they prepare for the upcoming NJ ASK. THOMAS P. COSTELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Shore area districts are preparing for...
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Common Core standards should be suspended in NJ [ Debate Club ]
Shelly Kennedy We asked stakeholders to share their perspectives on the new educational standards known as Common Core. Here's what reader Shelly Kennedy, founder of CURE-NJ, Citizens United for...
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Common Core: Preparing NJ students for college and career [ Debate Club ]
We asked stakeholders to share their perspectives on the new educational standards known as Common Core. Here’s what outgoing Red Bank Schools Superintendent Laura Morana had to say on the subject....
View ArticleAnnual NJAET conference to emphasize technology
New Jersey Association for Educational Technology (NJAET) is hosting its 26th annual conference Saturday at Saint Dominic School. This year's focus will be on digital momentum, according to a news...
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PARCC assessment delay a prudent move, says NJASA
Richard Bozza, shown here in 2011, serves as executive director of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. The following is a statement by Dr. Richard Bozza, executive director of the New...
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PARCC opt-out bill comes as test nears
A person wears a shirt protesting PARCC during a January meeting of the state Board of Education. With just three weeks to go before the first PARCC tests roll out across New Jersey schools, the state...
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Why are NJ colleges supporting Common Core?
Thinkstock. In colleges across the country, more than half of all incoming freshman enter and aren't ready for college-level work. In fact, about 60 percent of college freshman need remedial...
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Tests are last measure of school success, poll finds
Americans say testing is not important when evaluating schools. Standardized tests rank dead last when it comes to evaluating a school's effectiveness, according to a PDK/Gallup poll released this...
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