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In Control of Teacher Candidates: State Deregulation and Professional Autonomy

2024-11-21T10:15:47-05:00

By Rachel Garver, Drew Gitomer, and Emily Hodge   It has almost been one year since educator preparation programs (EPPs) across New Jersey have been released from using edTPA as a state-mandated teacher performance assessment. We interviewed EPPs at the onset of this change to see what performance assessments they planned to use instead, and [...]

In Control of Teacher Candidates: State Deregulation and Professional Autonomy2024-11-21T10:15:47-05:00

Learn More About the NJ Promising Practices Project at the New Jersey Education Association 2024 Convention!

2024-11-07T15:01:06-05:00

Stop by Booth #1102 and at the New Jersey Education Association 2024 Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center from November 7-8, 2024 and learn more about the research the NJ Promising Practices Project is accomplishing for educators throughout the Garden State. The Promising Practices Project is an important initiative launched by the New Jersey [...]

Learn More About the NJ Promising Practices Project at the New Jersey Education Association 2024 Convention!2024-11-07T15:01:06-05:00

NJ Communities Spotlight: New Jersey and Special Education – Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2024-11-12T14:04:24-05:00

By Jordyn Roy   Introduction New Jersey is home to one of the largest populations of students with disabilities (SWDs) in the United States. Almost one-fifth of our public school students aged 3 to 21 (18%) are served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). School closures and virtual classrooms necessitated by the COVID-19 [...]

NJ Communities Spotlight: New Jersey and Special Education – Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic2024-11-12T14:04:24-05:00

Dual Enrollment Student Outcomes in New Jersey – Recent Research Highlights

2024-10-21T12:57:50-04:00

By Elizabeth Cooner and Angie Nga Le   Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to take college courses, helping them explore college options and get a jump start on their postsecondary education. In New Jersey, these programs are one of the key measures in providing pathways to college and supporting the state’s vision of [...]

Dual Enrollment Student Outcomes in New Jersey – Recent Research Highlights2024-10-21T12:57:50-04:00

What Happens When Authority Devolves from the State to Educator Preparation Programs? Tensions Between Professionalization and Deregulation

2024-10-03T09:13:12-04:00

By Emily Hodge, Rachel Garver, & Drew Gitomer. As teacher preparation became increasingly institutionalized as a field of university-based study in the early 1900s (Lagemann, 2000), educator preparation programs (EPPs) became subject to critiques [...]

What Happens When Authority Devolves from the State to Educator Preparation Programs? Tensions Between Professionalization and Deregulation2024-10-03T09:13:12-04:00

Computing on the Inside: Building a Team to Meet the Challenge

2024-09-23T09:52:38-04:00

By Ben Justice, Ra’Zulu Ukawabutu, and Tommie Willis Imagine never accessing the internet, using today’s technologically advanced phones, being denied access to the information highway or simply being able to search for basic information on Google, or browse libraries. While this is unimaginable to most, it is the reality for a large percentage of individuals [...]

Computing on the Inside: Building a Team to Meet the Challenge2024-09-23T09:52:38-04:00

Report Release: Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students in Newark

2024-08-26T08:55:55-04:00

By Elisabeth Kim, Ph.D., Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D., and Robyn Ince, Ed.M. The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), is releasing a report that examines barriers and opportunities to reengaging COVID-disconnected college students [...]

Report Release: Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students in Newark2024-08-26T08:55:55-04:00

New Jersey Joins the Move Away from Standardized Performance Assessments for Teacher Licensure

2024-08-29T14:42:07-04:00

By Drew Gitomer, Emily Hodge, Rachel Garver and Colleen McDermott. In 2022, New Jersey eliminated the requirement that all teacher candidates pass a standardized performance assessment for certification.  Instead, educator preparation programs [...]

New Jersey Joins the Move Away from Standardized Performance Assessments for Teacher Licensure2024-08-29T14:42:07-04:00

Computing on the Inside: Addressing Technology Education within the Prison System

2024-07-15T09:25:56-04:00

By Benjamin Justice. Despite being a progressive state with regard to carceral reform and support of education, New Jersey is far behind much of the country when it comes to integrating computer technology [...]

Computing on the Inside: Addressing Technology Education within the Prison System2024-07-15T09:25:56-04:00
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