1. Just the Race Facts

Just the Race Facts For now, Eduflack is generally done opining about Race and what we should infer by the the final Race to the Top docs released by the U.S. Department of Education.  But there are some additional facts now out there that are...

Monday, 16 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

2. Race to the Top

The US Department of Education is promulating a new RACE TO THE TOP policy in education to encourage innovation and excellence.  The four billion dollars has been divided up among the states and the District of Columbia.  New Jesey was in category...

Monday, 16 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

3. Lowering Academic Standards

LOWERING ACADEMIC STANDARDS When Congress and the President passed the “No Child Left Behind” Act the purpose was clearly to raise academic standards across the nation for all children, so we could compete as a nation with the rest of the...

Thursday, 05 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

4. Alexander: Student Rights 101

THE NEW JERSEY Supreme Court is facing an opportunity to clarify the rules for searching students and keeping discipline in our state’s public schools. In doing so, the high court will explore a delicate balance of rights and interests.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

5. How Does Education Really Rank?

For as long as Eduflack can remember, we have always cited that education is a top three issue in the eyes of the American people.

Wednesday, 07 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

6. PreKindergarten Is A Start

The National Institute for Early Educational Research (NIEER) at Rutgers has released a pre kindergarten study which offers some decisively promising conclusions for New Jersey’s prekindergarten program in Abbott schools.

Thursday, 16 July 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

7. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity."

New Jersey’s Education Commissioner has suggested that the new curriculum will be more rigorous, it will deploy more emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects, and it will be administered in a way that eases the shift for students in the entire K-12 span–the phase in will include students across the K-12 system.

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

8. Summary: Charter School Performance in 16 States

Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) has released new findings about American choice schools in 16 states. The first of three reports scheduled to be released in 2009, “Multiple Choice: charter School Performance in 16 States” searches for measures of charter school “effectiveness.”

Thursday, 09 July 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

9. NJSTARS and NJSTARS II – Keeping the Best and Brightest in New Jersey

New Jersey has a strong commitment to educational excellence.  Few states can compare with New Jersey in terms of the amount of resources devoted to high quality public education.  A highly educated populace is essential if New Jersey is going to...

Wednesday, 24 June 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail

10. Education is Changing

Education is changing. The days filled with students facing front, teachers doing all the talking, and books and pencils the only tools of the educational process are not just now starting to decline, they are well into decline

Monday, 15 June 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail