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PARCC Exam Results for NJ Magnify Achievement Gaps Linked to Income, Race
Hispanic and black students, low-income children trail significantly compared to higher-income and white and Asian students
N.J. changes certification requirements for teachers
TRENTON – Aspiring teachers will face tougher standards to enter the profession under revised rules that the state Board of Education adopted on Wednesday.
House votes to approve defense bill with protections for joint base
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve a new defense authorization bill that includes language protecting Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and its fleet of KC-10 jets.
What does it mean to Know Your Value?
Superintendent Elizabeth Giacobbe oversees a school district where 70% of students live below the poverty line. During her first teaching position 20 years ago, Giacobbe said, she grew passionate about the “plight of the urban student,” and eventually went on to become superintendent of Beverly City School District, located in Burlington County, where it’s not uncommon for students to begin the school day already tired and hungry. Last month, she participated in Boston’s Grow Your Value bonus competition as part of the Know Your Value nationwide movement to empower women in the workplace. Here, she shares what she learned.
Agenda: PARCC “Cut Scores” and Teacher-Training Changes Will Top a Busy Day
State Board to hear recommendations on passing grades for PARCC exams, along with new rules for student teaching and ‘alternate route’
Whelan calls for regulation of daily fantasy sports
State Sen. Jim Whelan (D-Northfield) has informed the state Division of Gaming Enforcement that he plans on introducing legislation that would call for the agency to regulate and oversee daily fantasy sports in New Jersey.
The Benghazi Hearings & An Opportunity Lost
I don’t generally write about specific federal topics in this blog. However, I was compelled this week to comment on the recent hearing conducted by the US House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi featuring its only witness that day, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Free legal services available in Burlington City on Friday
BURLINGTON CITY — The Burlington County Bar Association is offering free legal services to county residents from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Herman T. Costello Lyceum Hall at 432 High St. and SisterHood Inc. at 132-136 E. Broad St.
Update: How state's hospitals fared in Leapfrog safety scores
The report cards are in and will certainly raise some eyebrows around the state, but the final result is that all of New Jersey's hospitals passed with a “C” or better.