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  • Stakeholder Perspectives on PARCC July 13, 2018
    On April 27, 2018, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Dr. Lamont Repollet and the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released a statewide broadcast calling for public input to inform New Jersey’s next generation of statewide assessments. This broadcast marked the first step of the transition away from PARCC, or Partnership for Assessment of Readine […]
  • Leaders thrive in Union Twp. July 11, 2018
    On June 1, visitors to Jefferson School in Union Twp., Union County were greeted at the door by the smiling face of a future graphic designer. Inside, guests were escorted by future chefs, doctors, veterinarians, and actors to the cafeteria for a delicious breakfast. They mingled with current police officers, teachers, administrators, writers, politicians, f […]
  • Gov. Murphy keeps pledge to scale back testing July 10, 2018
    At its July 11 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education will have its first discussion of regulations to transition from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests as part of New Jersey’s high school graduation requirements.  The proposed amendments, which are posted on the website of the State […] The post Gov. […]
  • Pascack Valley EA member earns Fulbright, Milken awards July 9, 2018
    Argine Safari, a music teacher at Pascack Valley High School, has been awarded two of the most prestigious awards in American education, a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant and a Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes fellowship. Safari is one of 35 recipients of the 2018-19 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching. She will travel […] The p […]
  • Waretown science projects are out of this world July 9, 2018
    Brent Cunningham, a 6th grade teacher at the Frederic A. Priff Elementary School in Waretown,  Ocean County, was surfing the internet in January looking for some ideas for his students when he came across Cubes in Space. The program encourages middle and high school students around the world to create experiments that will be launched […] The post Waretown s […]

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