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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 Moses .

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 Moses .  note

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

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. ( Click for video/audio ) The Black Pa

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. Highly unionized d