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2018 PARCC Mathematics Scores For Hoboken Secondary Schools in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry

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Budweiser Clydesdale Horses in Hoboken- 12/8/18 photo: The Jersey Journal  The following are the scores and ranks for the 2018 New Jersey PARCC Mathematics assessments. The information provided here supplies 1) the total number of public schools ranked for each grade level in New Jersey; 2) the rank of each district in Hoboken by grade level in New Jersey; and 3) the actual raw PARCC score average for the high school districts in Hoboken (Hoboken City District, Hoboken Charter District). Finally, a percentile score is presented which gives a sense of where the district is ranked among all the other NJ public school districts on the particular grade level PARCC assessment for 2018. Not a single tested grade level is scoring above 33% in the Hoboken School District in Algebra I, Algebra II, or Geometry. As I explained in previous posts, Mathematics in general and Algebra in particular are a civil rights issue as explained eloquently by mathematician and civil rights leader Robert Mos...
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2018 PARCC Mathematics Scores For All Hoboken 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades - Every Charter District Above 50th Statewide Percentile, Hoboken City Schools Below 50th Percentile for All Grades

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9th and Bloomfield St- Hoboken, NJ (1900) The following are the scores and ranks for the 2018 New Jersey PARCC Mathematics assessments. The information provided here supplies 1) the total number of public schools ranked for each grade level in New Jersey; 2) the rank of each district in Hoboken by grade level in New Jersey; and 3) the actual raw PARCC score average for the 4 districts in Hoboken (Hoboken City District, Hoboken Charter District , Hola Dual Language District, and Elysian School District). Finally, a percentile score is presented which gives a sense of where the district is ranked among all the other NJ public school districts on the particular grade level PARCC assessment for 2018.  Not a single tested grade level is scoring above 50% in the Hoboken School District in Mathematics. As I explained in previous posts, Mathematics in general and Algebra in particular are a civil rights issue as explained eloquently by mathematician and civil rights leader Robert...
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Hoboken Board of Education and the Hoboken Education Association- Contract July 1, 2014-June 30, 2016

The following is an example of a teacher contract from a school district in New Jersey.   TeachersCBA Hoboken 2014 16 by Anthony Petrosino on Scribd
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N.J. District is Segregating Black Students, suit says

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Hoboken,NJ. - Mayor Cooke was the mayor of Hoboken from 1912 to 1915. That is Demerest High School in the background. In a story that will do doubt be of interest to many people who follow what is going on in education- the South Orange Maplewood School District in New Jersey is being accused of systemic deprivation of adequate education to its African American students. Of course such claims require data - both objective, 3rd party quantitative as well as qualitative data- like testimonials and stories of how various aspects of segregation may or may not have played out over time within a school district. -Dr. Petrosino   By  Karen Yi kyi@njadvancemedia.com , NJ Advance Media for NJ.com FULL STORY: Inside the suburban  South Orange Maplewood School District , parents  for years have accused the district  of systemically depriving African American students of access to challenging classes.  Now they've taken their grievances to federal court. ( C...
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What If Everything You Thought You Knew About Teachers Unions Turned Out to be Wrong?

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An economist finds that teachers unions raise teacher quality and increase kids’ educational attainment…  EduShyster : It’s a well-known true fact that teachers unions make it much harder to get rid of bad teachers. But you conducted a study   that purports to find the opposite. In fact, you titled your study The Myth of Unions’ Overprotection of Bad Teachers . Tell us about what you found. Eunice Han : What I found is that the facts are the opposite of what people think: that highly unionized districts actually fire more bad teachers. EduShyster : That sound you just heard was of jaws collectively dropping. While we give readers a chance to re-combombulate themselves (and arm themselves anew with anecdotes), can you walk us through your argument? And feel free to use a formula.  Han : It’s pretty simple, really. By demanding higher salaries for teachers, unions give school districts a strong incentive to dismiss ineffective teachers before they get tenure. High...
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Hoboken High School Drops 48 Spots in 2018 NJ Monthly's Bi-Annual Ranking of New Jersey Public and Charter High Schools to 260th out of 305

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Hoboken High School- Hoboken, NJ  In 2015  a new superintendent was hired by the Hoboken Board of Education and inherited a high school ranked 212th in the bi-annual NJ Monthly ranking of New Jersey High Schools.   Jump ahead a few years and t he 2018 NJ Monthly rankings of 305 Public High Schools have been released . The rankings are comprehensive, using sound statistical and psychometric weightings to objectively evaluate the quality of high schools in NJ. Charter schools are public schools— free to all students who attend—and are included among the 305 ranked high schools.  Click to Enlarge  Hoboken High School is now ranked 260th out of New Jersey’s 305 public high schools. The NJ Monthly Report indicates that the school has an 8:1 student-teacher ratio (among the lowest in the state), offers 11 AP/IB courses, and about 40% of student take at least one art course. Unfortunately, the data also indicates that only 15% of the student scored at or above 530...
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Data Supported Accusations Concerning Leadership of the Hoboken Public School District

T he following are a portion of the public comments that were made at the  October 9, 2018 meeting of the Hoboken Board of Education by a former parent and concerned citizen as well as a response to the comments. The issue at hand relates around Black and  Latino/a students in the Hoboken School District.  TRANSCRIPT: Citizen: Where does Hoboken Public School District Stack Up in a state that is the 6th most segregated  school system in the country and the 4th most segregated amongst students with disabilities : 1.) The racial achievement gap is three times wider than the state average 2.) Connors Elementary school is the Jim Crow School and the Middle and High School uses  classroom segregation and racial tracking. 3.) The District has failed every stress test in equity, student progress, and college and   career readiness according to the NJ Department of Education and all third party   assessments 4.) The District is cooking the books on high scho...
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