Is New Jersey’s School Funding Formula Broken?

The answer is an unequivocal “yes,” according to State Auditor Steven Eells, who just released a report detailing substantial flaws…

10 years ago

Great News From Camden:Most PARCC Scores Up Across the District

Today Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard announced PARCC scores for the district’s 16,000 students. These student achievement levels are the first…

10 years ago

Department of Chutzpah: Newark Teachers Union Start “GoFundMe” page to “Stop the War on Teachers”

Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. Here's Mike Antonucci:GoFundMe is an online fundraising site usually reserved for people with…

10 years ago

What is Christie’s End-Game?

New Jersey papers are blaring Gov. Chris Christie’s declaration yesterday that he will attempt an end-run around the Legislature and…

10 years ago

N.J. Correlations Between Anti-Vaxxers and Anti-Testers

The Star-Ledger reports that a record  9,500 students in New Jersey declined vaccinations in the 2015-16 school year, according to…

10 years ago

Here’s Why New Jersey’s School Aid Formula is Broken

Today the Star-Ledger marvels over the new Phillipsburg High School building, a "sprawling 326,000-square-foot school built atop a hill off…

10 years ago

QOD: Bishop Reginald Jackson on School Choice, Legislators’ Indebtedness to NJEA, Teacher Tenure, and the Pretense of School Quality

As head of the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey, Bishop Reginald Jackson has been a powerful voice for school…

10 years ago

Camden Superintendent To Announce New Initiatives to Increase Student Safety

Tomorrow morning Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard will join with students, parents, and community leaders for an announcement focused on increasing student…

10 years ago

Diane Ravitch, Horace Mann, and the PDK Poll

Diane Ravitch is irked. The new Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) poll shows that that most Americans believe that the purpose…

10 years ago

Could Trump Push Hillary to the Left on School Choice?

The Donald has declared this “Education Week” as he prepares to formally detail his heretofore amorphous platform. Carolyn Phenicie reports…

10 years ago