Meet My Peeps!

Education Post just held its 2018 Blogger Summit in Montgomery, Alabama. Thought you'd enjoy a peek at some of my…

8 years ago

NJ Teacher: NJEA's State Leadership Makes Me Feel Disrespected and Ignored so I'm Opting Out.

This is a guest post by Susan Fischer. Ms. Fischer has been a public school teacher in New Jersey for…

8 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy Does Not "Eliminate PARCC Day One." Here's the Compromise.

The New Jersey Board of Education and Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet have reached a compromise on PARCC testing. (See here…

8 years ago

The Abusive Parent in The Charter School/Traditional School Family

This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright. Lane lives in Tallahassee with his wife and three…

8 years ago

Great News as Camden Prep Closes the Achievement Gap!

Camden Prep, part of the Uncommon Schools network, first opened on Mt. Ephraim Avenue in 2014 through the Urban Hope…

8 years ago

Hannukah Gelt or Coal in Your Stocking? Checking in on Lakewood.

Stacey Barchenger of the Asbury Park Press is indefatigable in her investigations into the shenanigans in Lakewood Public Schools. Example:…

8 years ago

Shavar Jeffries, Montclair Public Schools, and the ESSA Shell Game

I once heard a Montclair High School student describe how he could tell whether a class was an AP or…

8 years ago

Gov. Murphy Promised NJEA He’d “Get Rid of PARCC Day One.” Not So Fast, Say Those Who Value Honest Representations of Student Proficiency and School Quality.

Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet presented a  proposal to the State Board of Education to reduce the…

8 years ago

Better Education for Kids and JerseyCAN Issue Joint Statement on Legislative Hearing Re: DOE Proposals On Lowering Standards

Context: Today members of the Legislature, led by  Assembly Education Committee Chair Pamela Lampitt and Senator Education Chair Teresa Ruiz…

8 years ago

Is Betsy DeVos on the Verge of Removing Civil Rights Protections for Students of Color?

(A different version of this piece appeared earlier this month at Education Post.) Let’s just call her Betsy DeVoid. Our…

8 years ago