Laura Waters

As children and district staff head back to school this week, policy-makers and educators continue to wrangle over a host of educational, ...

10 years ago

Those who follow America’s debate about the merits of education reform might liken this last decade’s discourse to something ...

10 years ago

Liberals and labor unions go together like wine and cheese. Thus, it was with an ironic flair that the newly-formed ...

10 years ago

Last week I looked at some of the myth ...

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What a week for adversaries of the Common Core State Standards ( ...

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Hand it to ol’ Chris Christie: on Monday he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by issuing an ...

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National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García on the use of student test scores to evaluate teacher effectiveness: ...

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On Monday the New Jersey State Senate postponed a vote on a new bill that would delay by up to two years the infusion of student growth d ...

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Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds? Captain Renault: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is ...

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Public school calendars may be winding down, but education rhetoric is heating up after a startling ruling last week in Los Angeles that, ...

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The New Jersey Education Association, N.J.’s primary teacher union, is suing Gov. Chris Christie for reneging on a legally-mandated ...

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Summer’s lethargy is nearly upon us, but the New Jersey Legislature is steaming ahead, at least in the arena of public education. ...

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