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1. Gov. Chris Christie 2011 State of the State Address
(N.J./State)

... statewide per pupil spending in New Jersey is the highest in the nation, at over $17,600 per student. But our results in terms of achievement are not number one, and they are not uniformly excellent ...

2. Article subtitle "State results find no gender gap in **language** and math" does not match its contents.
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http://www.state.nj.us/education/schools/achievement/2011/njask8/summary.pdf Language Arts Literacy - 86.5% of Female students scored at or above Proficient (63.7 Proficient and 22.7 Advanced Proficient) ...

3. Why does New Jersey tolerate educational failure at such a high cost to taxpayers?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... tests that reveal a widening of the "achievement gap" between inner city students and suburban youngsters. According to The Star-Ledger, "On that test, about 60 percent of black or African-American ...

4. New Jersey’s low-income students lag behind in language and math tests
(N.J./State)

... 11 in 2008 or 2009 show an achievement gap between wealthy and low-income students remained at roughly 30 percent. The state Department of Education released the results Wednesday. The results of the ...

5. Gov. Christie moves to change hiring standards for some N.J. superintendents
(N.J./State)

... schools where at least 50 percent of the children are failing state achievement tests. Under the plan, a person seeking the superintendent position in certain districts would need a bachelor's degree ...

6. Inaccuracies in this article
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... are essential to our work. Some of our partners include: Achievement Network, Building Excellent Schools (BES), Teach for America, The New Teacher Project, New Leaders for New Schools, Education Pioneers, ...

7. ‘The Fighter’ movie review, trailer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... that welcomes talent and achievement, whatever its origins, while Boston is still a lot about where you come from, what you sound like when you open your mouth, and who your family is. Even in Lowell, ...

8. Report says Christie to nominate Christopher Cerf as new education commissioner
(N.J./State)

... empower principals and hold them accountable for students' learning. Another, the newspaper stated, involved Cerf's effort to evaluate teachers based on student achievement, one of Christie's signature ...

9. Oyster Creek scheduled to close in nine years
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... was adamant that closure is the achievement of a consent agreement signed today by the company and the state. That sets forth timetables ensuring the plant must be shut on schedule on the company will ...

10. Mary Pat Christie names latest New Jersey Heroes
(N.J./State)

... achievement in her students while helping them to discover their potential for success. Since beginning at GlassRoots in 2005, Dowd has worked with over 500 youth teaching them glass beadmaking, mosaic, ...

11. Borgenicht land preserved atop Schooley's Mountain
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... longtime liaison to the county's Preservation Trust, said. "Jack Borgenicht's vision, his beneficence, and his personal achievements make a compelling and inspirational story. Jack always understood the ...

12. Athletes should join Michelle Obama’s ‘Lets Move!’ childhood obesity campaign
(Sports/Professional)

... directly to activity, which athletes of course engage in. It is a message that is inspirational and aspirational as athletes of all backgrounds tell their stories of achievement and can show the way on ...

13. Sport marketing pioneer Tony Ponturo to be honored
(Sports/Professional)

... achievement" award, the Morristown native is continuing to innovate in the field in, of all places, Broadway. Ponturo, 58, has teamed with longtime theater promoter Fran Kirmser to produce LOMBARDI, ...

14. Post-election ruminations
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that "Gridlock is an American achievement.... When we have gridlock the system is working." Well-known blogger and Washington Post columnist, Ezra Klein, indicated that "The markets like gridlock, or ...

15. Cablevision rolls out free games for iO TV customers
(Entertainment/Movies)

... multiplayer network games; player profiles to store high scores and achievements; high scores visible across Cablevision's service area; and instantaneous load time. With more than 2.9 million total ...

16. N.J. commissioner of education Hendricks follows Christie’s lead on NJEA relations
(N.J./State)

... to confront a critical achievement gap that shortchanges our children. "Leadership and recognition of that fundamental truth must come at every level if we are to meet this challenge with the necessary ...

17. REVIEW ‘Wings’ and ‘Spirit Control’ regard flying
(Entertainment/Movies)

... charmer with a magical spark that makes whatever she does look special. Here in "Wings," Maxwell's deeply-felt performance beautifully shades the terrors, frustrations and ultimately joyful sense of achievement ...

18. Christie task force will recommend ways to evaluate teachers
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday took another step in his effort to have public school teachers and principals evaluated on the basis of student achievement in ...

19. Waiting for Parents
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... schools will not let ANYTHING stand in the way of their childrens' success. They demand achievement from their children no matter how good or bad their teacher is. They tell them that in college they ...

20. school reform (accountability)
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... GLORIFYING music/videos that promote crime, substance abuse, disgusting conduct, mistreatment & violence against women, anti-educational achievement, anti-positive values, anti-professional careers, anti-healthy, ...