QOD: If You Think That Charter Schools “Cream” Top Students, Look at Traditional Schools

David Osborne and Anne Osborne in US News and World Report:  online pharmacy diflucan for sale no prescription Creaming can…

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De Blasio’s Dilemma: How Can He Maintain “Progressive Bluster” yet Eschew Educational Change?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, notes Robert J. Bellafiore in an entertaining post peppered with references to the…

10 years ago

When What’s Good for Kids Conflicts With What’s Best for Adults: Privatizing Services in Public Schools

In  yesterday’s NJ Spotlight, Jerell Blakeley, campaign organizer for a group called the New Jersey Work Environment Council, is disturbed…

10 years ago

QOD: Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf: “It’s a Travesty” that a High School Diploma Doesn’t Designate Readiness

From an interview on Friday with NJTV's Mary Alice Williams: online pharmacy buy ventolin online no prescription pharmacy Cerf: I very much…

10 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

The Star-Ledger compares New Jersey's graduation requirements with six other states, including the top-ranked public education system in Massachusetts. There,…

10 years ago

Wake Up, Mayor de Blasio

Various media outlets (Politico, Chalkbeat, NY Post, Daily News, The 74) are reporting on New York City Mayor Bill de…

10 years ago

Black and Latino Parents and Educators Deride NAACP’s Call for a Charter School Moratorium

First, some reactions from  parents of color who attended last weekend’s NJ Parent Summit. During a session called “How Race…

10 years ago

Question of the Day: Who is the Typical Opt-Outer?

The Teachers College of Columbia University surveyed 1,641 people across 47 states, including 588 from New York. According to the…

10 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

"The passing rate on state exams went up in nearly every grade and every subject last spring in New Jersey…

10 years ago

NJEA Leaders as Thugs and New Jersey’s Options at the Ballot Box: Murphy vs. Sweeney, Toady vs. Statesman

Would New Jerseyans rather have a governor who sucks up to special interests or a governor with courage and integrity?…

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