[FoxNews] The New Jersey Education Association called the test requirement a 'barrier' for educators.
Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law.
Act 1669, which was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy, D., in June, went into effect on Wednesday at the start of the new year. The law aims to tackle teacher shortages in the state by removing what the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), a teachers’ union, called a "barrier" to certification in 2023.
The law states, "[T]he State Board of Education shall not require a candidate seeking a certificate of eligibility, a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, a provisional certificate, or a standard instructional certificate to complete a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, in order to obtain a certificate of eligibility, a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, a provisional certificate, or a standard instructional certificate."
The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test is used by over 40 states and territories in the country and includes questions on English and mathematics as well as basic questions on specific subjects.
"We need more teachers. This is the best way to get them," Democratic state Sen. Jim Beach argued when the bill was passed. "Sure, they're morons, but they fill a position"
Actually, you don't. You need more union members. If you don't have those who can pass basic reading and writing skill tests then there is no longer a need for 'public' education. Start printing the vouchers for parents who actually care about their children getting an education.
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Sorry to hear that, Skidmark. Back in my day we built project boards with wiring, relays, magnets, buzzers, lights and switches (using 6V batteries for power), and this was in the 8th grade.
By High School we were almost blowing stuff up.
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By High School we were almost blowing stuff up.
AKA: Homework. Tennis ball cannons were the gateway drug
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I think they're looking more for babysitters...
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This may be a good thing for New Jersey. I see it as an opportunity to increase the number of teachers AND reduce the homeless population. As a side benefit, more teachers means more political power for the teacher's union.
"But what about the kids?", you say. They weren't learning squat anyway. Only about 50% of the NJ kids are proficient in reading, 40% in math, and less than 30% in science. Not exactly fodder for the future. Unless we are talking a Soylent Green(tm) is People future.
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I don’t think the initiative will have much impact on the competence of teachers in affluent schools. I think they likely have trouble staffing up folks in places like Newark. This is authorization to just use warm bodies. The performance levels are already so low there that I can’t see there being a resulting measurable drop in tests scores.
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they likely have trouble staffing up folks in places like Newark
[DailyWire] "President Biden's action today (I think Biden's action was on 3 January) is shameful and corrupt," said U.S. Steel President and CEO David Burritt. "He gave a political payback to a union boss out of touch with his members while harming our company's future, our workers, and our national security."
Burritt said that Biden refused to meet with the company to "learn the facts."
"The Chinese Communist Party leaders in Beijing are dancing in the streets," Burritt said. "We needed a President who knows how to get the best deal for America and work hard to make it happen. Make no mistake: this investment is what guarantees a great future for U.S. Steel, our employees, our communities, and our country. We intend to fight President Biden's political corruption."
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FWIW, Nippon Steel is a publicly traded company (NISTF) on the OTC. US Steel is also publicly traded (X) on the NYSE. Maybe it is anti competitive but I can't see what the national security issue is as both companies are owned by the general public
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I'm certain the CEO and Board were due bonuses in the deal.
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I used to work for a company that used to use some imported Nippon steel to manufacture parts for Japanese customers in the US. Their quality was much better than similar product manufactured by Repulican and Copperweld Steel, a French company. US Steel is a large producer, but no longer the largest steel producer in the US. Japan is an ally. I think the purchase would have brought needed change to US Steel. Japan is not China.
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Now the liberals will try to rebrand Freeland as principled. She is possibly worse than Justin.
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I saw a video where Trudeau was on a skiing trip. He was confronted by a constituent. She said to him: "Why don't you just leave. You suck." I'll go along with her comment. Good riddance.
[RedState] Asshole will need to prepare for depositions
The Department of Justice official who pushed for the armed raid on Mar-a-Lago, which ended up with documents that were available for the asking and a chance to riffle through Melania's underwear drawer, has retired. Jay Bratt, a 30-plus-year veteran of the Department of Justice, has tendered his resignation, saying staying on "wasn't worth it."
But three sources familiar with the move described it to SpyTalk as a significant and even chilling event previewing a potential exodus of seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents who fear the wrath of Pam Bondi, Trump ’s pick for attorney general, Kash Patel, his intended nominee for FBI Director, and their expected army of MAGA loyalists in line to fill out top posts.
"They’re forcing him out. There isn’t any doubt that, like [FBI Director Chris] Wray, he’s leaving to get ahead of the axe," said one former Justice official who attended a farewell party for Bratt at the Justice Department’s seventh floor media center on Friday.
According to the report, Bratt, a senior executive service member, expected to be fired by incoming Attorney General Pam Bondi, and he would face a long-running and expensive "wrongful dismissal" lawsuit to be allowed to retire a la Andrew McCabe.
According to books and reporting on the issue, the FBI did not want to conduct a SWAT-style raid with shoot-to-kill orders on Mar-a-Lago, but Bratt insisted; see The Battle Over Raiding Mar-a-Lago: Some FBI Officials Were Concerned About the DOJ's Ultimate Goal.
After obtaining evidence that Trump employees at Mar-a-Lago may have been moving boxes that hadn’t been returned, Bratt later pushed for a warrant to search the president’s home—a move that was resisted by Steven D’Antuono, the top FBI agent overseeing the case, who viewed the Justice prosecutor as being overly "aggressive," according to Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI and the War on Democracy, a book by veteran journalist David Rhode. But D’Antuono’s objections were overruled by senior FBI officials, resulting in the August 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered another 102 documents with classified markings. The search enraged Trump and put both Bratt and FBI Director Wray in the cross-hairs of the former president and his lawyers.
Bratt was also credibly accused of pressuring the attorney of Trump's Mar-a-Lago valet into getting his client to testify against Trump in exchange for a federal judgeship.
In addition, Stanley Woodward, a lawyer representing Walt Nauta, a co-defendant in your classified documents case against President Trump, accused you of improperly pressuring him by implying that the Biden Administration would look more favorably on Mr. Woodward’s candidacy for a judgeship if his client cooperated with the Office of the Special Counsel.10 According to Mr. Woodward, you advised him that you "wouldn’t want [him] to do anything to mess that up," in reference to Mr. Woodward’s judgeship application, and your desire to turn his client into a government cooperator.
Somehow, we're all supposed to be concerned about the mass exodus of "seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents" who engaged in lawfare against President Trump and members of his 2017-2021 team. They could have learned a valuable life lesson by watching the HBO series "The Wire" before engaging in political warfare against the once and future president.
The more people who resign, the less drama will take place, and more slots can be filled with people who just want to do their jobs and have no interest in eliminating political figures or engaging in a soft coup against the White House.
[FoxNews] The House and Senate will meet on Monday in a Joint Session of Congress to certify the results of the 2024 presidential vote.
The Capitol riot and contretemps over certification of the 2020 presidential election converted the quadrennial, often sleepy affair of certifying the Electoral College into a full-blown national security event. Congressional security officials began erecting 10-foot-high fencing around the outer perimeter of the Capitol complex over the past few days. Some of the fences extend beyond the usual "Capitol Square" which includes the Capitol building itself. One such fence was all the way around the outer boundaries of the Russell Senate Park.
One of the great ironies in the American political system is that the person who lost the race for the presidency often presides over their own defeat. In this case, Vice President Harris. Harris remains the vice president until Jan. 20. That also means she continues as president of the Senate.
Others have performed this onerous task of certifying their own defeat. Future President Richard Nixon was vice president when he lost to President John F. Kennedy in 1960. Nixon then certified JFK as the winner in January 1961. Former Vice President Al Gore ...Former Vice President, Nobel Prize winner, Global Warming prophet and speculator, and crazed sex poodle... ceded his election to President George W. Bush after the disputed 2000 election and tumult over which candidate actually won Florida. Gore was then at the Capitol to seal Bush’s victory in January 2001.
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One of the great ironies in the American political system is that the person who lost the race for the presidency often presides over their own defeat.
It's not an irony, it is a ritual and symbol of the peaceful transition of power that is a hallmark of our system of government. And yes, I'm glad she lost.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Former Vice President, Nobel Prize winner, Global Warming prophet and speculator, and crazed sex poodle...
