Laura Waters
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Commentary: Why data-driven teacher evaluations in NJ are here to stay
The New Jersey Department of Education just released the “2013-2014 ...
10 years ago
Commentary: New Jersey is beginning to pay the price for Christie’s ambitions
Last Thursday during a speech at Burlington County College, Governor Christie ...
10 years ago
Commentary: PARCC shortens tests, but even that won’t satisfy critics
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the consortium that provides student assessments for New Jer ...
10 years ago
Commentary: Don’t blame charters for Trenton School District’s budget hole
Last Friday Janice Williams, Grievance Chair of the Trenton Education Association, did us all a favor ...
10 years ago
Commentary: NJ school funding woes extend to state preschools
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) just released its annual “State of Pres ...
10 years ago
Commentary: Gov Christie’s toast but he can still advance state education initiatives
Let’s make it official: Chris Christie is toast. As our defamed and diminished governor lurches back towards Jersey, his only quandary ...
10 years ago
Commentary: NJ’s school funding formula is as broken as the pension system
On Tuesday New Jersey Education Commissioner David Hespe had the hapless task of appearing before the Senate Budget Committee to explain ...
10 years ago
Commentary: NJEA and Heritage Foundation: Perfect Together
Almost everyone is finding something to like in the new U.S. Senate bill that would replace No Child Left Behind, titled the ...
10 years ago
Commentary: How Camden’s renaissance schools differ from charters
There’s been lots of chatter during the last few months from those who resent the expansion of school choice in Camden. For example, Di ...
10 years ago
Commentary: Is Pearson really stalking your children’s Twitter feed?
Legislators, lobbyists, and Twitter feeds were aflame last week when news surfaced that Pearson, the company that produces PARCC assessme ...
10 years ago
Commentary: NJ’s Dept of Ed is becoming a bottleneck for charter schools’ potential
Last week, the Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology held its annual enrollment lottery. There were 1,437 applicants for 99 o ...
10 years ago