I have spent much time criticizing New Jersey’s Student Growth Percentile measures over the past few years, both conceptually and … More
Category: Jersey
Segregating Suburbia: A Princeton Story
Others around me have for some time been raising concerns about the emergence of boutique, suburban charter schools. Until now, … More
Newark Charter Update: A few new graphs & musings
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about New Jersey Charter schools, so I figured I throw a few … More
Rebutting (again) the Persistent Flow of Disinformation on VAM, SGP and Teacher Evaluation
This post is in response to testimony overheard from recent presentations to the New Jersey State Board of Education. For … More
The Dramatic Retreat from Funding Equity in New Jersey: Evidence from the Census Fiscal Survey
I have explained in numerous previous posts how New Jersey is among those states that operates a reasonably progressive state … More
Friday AM Graphs: Just how biased are NJ’s Growth Percentile Measures (school level)?
New Jersey finally released the data set of its school level growth percentile metrics. I’ve been harping on a few … More
On Misrepresenting (Gates) MET to Advance State Policy Agendas
In my previous post I chastised state officials for their blatant mischaracterization of metrics to be employed in teacher evaluation. … More
Who will be held responsible when state officials are factually wrong? On Statistics & Teacher Evaluation
While I fully understand that state education agencies are fast becoming propaganda machines, I’m increasingly concerned with how far this … More
Civics 101: School Finance Formulas & the Limits of Executive Authority
This post addresses a peculiar ongoing power grab in New Jersey involving the state school finance formula. The balance of … More
Twisted Truths & Dubious Policies: Comments on the NJDOE/Cerf School Funding Report
Yesterday, we were blessed with the release of yet another manifesto (as reported here on NJ Spotlight) from what has … More
