In June 2022, the State Assembly and Senate voted unanimously to pass a dramatic change to the existing legislation, which removed the State Board of Education edTPA requirement and furthermore outlined that educator preparation programs were prohibited from even considering a candidate’s performance-based assessment(s) when making teacher certification decisions.
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Stamato Commentary: NJ is among few states to recognize value of civics education
Faculty Fellow Linda Stamato discusses New Jersey's commendable focus on civics education as one of the few states recognizing its value. She highlights recent legislative efforts to enhance civics education in the state's schools, aiming to foster informed and...
Education advocates to Gov. Murphy: Update N.J. Board of Education
All 13 members of the New Jersey Board of Education will be sitting in expired seats by the end of the school year unless the state Legislature approves three new members Gov. Phil Murphy nominated in September. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at the Edward J....
Some Newark charter schools fail to fully comply with transparency rules
Charter schools’ failure to keep the public informed about their board proceedings is significant, as more than a third of Newark’s public school students attended charter schools last year and $300 million, or 28% of the district’s budget this school year, will go to...
Op-ed: Threats to cut funding over "opt-outs" are on shaky legal ground
Efforts to cut school funding as retribution for parental refusals are more likely to prompt the opposite political response NJ Spotlight Op-ed by Julia Sass Rubin and Monty Neill, May 1
X = why? A reporter's PARCC failure
"It's really an egregious test," said Julia Sass Rubin, a PARCC opponent with Save Our Schools New Jersey, a group fighting the testing. "It's extraordinarily difficult." Courier Post, April 16
Give PARCC a chance, says education commissioner
Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at Rutgers University and advocate with the Save Our Schools New Jersey coalition, said the funding threat was baseless. Schools routinely fall below the 95 percent participation rate, she told reporters after the hearing. "That has never...
Education policy lecture: Understanding School Funding in New Jersey
Stan Karp, Director of the Secondary Education Reform Project at the Education Law Center will discuss New Jersey’s struggle for education equity in a policy lecture on Monday, October 22 at the Bloustein School. In “Understanding School Funding in New Jersey,” Mr....
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2025 Bloustein Alumni Awards Celebration
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesSince 1994, the Bloustein School Alumni Association has aimed to present awards to accomplished alumni each year. Our goal is to pay tribute to alumni and friends to recognize their […]
RAISE 2025 – Our Future With AI: Utopian or Dystopian?
Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesInformatics - Data Science - AI Competition Step into the future of innovation! RAISE-25 will challenge you to unravel the scope of AI's impact on our lives and human society. […]
Can We Talk? Addressing Equity and the Impact of Social Determinants on Maternal Health
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by the Bloustein School and Rutgers School of Nursing