John Mooney
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Is Gov. Christie really dumping Common Core?
Gov. Chris Christie’s declaration yesterday that the Common Core State Standards are “not working,” and that New Jersey can do bett ...
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NJ Senate Democrats hope new bills will address criticism of the PARCC tests
The debate over how schools — and the New Jersey as a whole – should respond to the growing protests over the new PARCC tests wil ...
10 years ago
Bridgegate: What about Stepien and Samson?
With all the dramatic news Friday about the Bridgegate scandal, what may have been even more significant were some of the questions still ...
10 years ago
New Jersey students to take phase 2 of PARCC this week (Sample 5th grade questions)
PARCC is back, with the bulk of New Jersey public schools starting up again this week with the second phase of the state’s new online e ...
10 years ago
NJ teachers union challenges legality of Camden charter takeover
Complaint alleges plans to convert five schools are attempt to circumvent state’s Urban Hope Act. As expected, the state-ope ...
10 years ago
Camden’s plan for more charter schools may face legal challenge
Plans for sweeping restructuring of state-run Camden school district, including turning over four schools to charter operators, faced its ...
10 years ago
Twitter monitoring for test cheaters sparks debate in New Jersey
Security on standardized tests has always been a thorny issue, from the years of shrink-wrapped test booklets to more recent shoe-leather ...
10 years ago
New Jersey rejects two new Camden charter schools
The Christie administration has approved just one new charter school in its latest application cycle, while rejecting two applications to ...
10 years ago
Camden teachers get 2 percent raises in new contract
When the state-controlled Newark school district settled its teacher contract three years ago, a press conference was held to celebrate a ...
10 years ago
Matt Stagliano is a Camden County teacher on Gov Christie’s panel evaluating PARCC
Matt Stagliano has a unique perspective on student testing in New Jersey. In addition to being an English teacher in the Camden Co ...
10 years ago