Sunday Leftovers

How are  New Jersey's newly-rigorous teacher evaluations working? In Clifton, reports The Record, 97% of teachers were rated either "effective"…

10 years ago

QOD: Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf Describes His “Different Approach” to Educational Leadership: “Our Children Are Watching Us”

Read Richard Lee Colvin's profile of Chris Cerf  in EdNext.  Cerf replaced Cami Anderson two years ago to take the helm…

10 years ago

I’m Proud To Not Be A Trump Supporter, But Not So Proud to Be a Democrat Either

I found myself  flipping back and forth  between schadenfreude and disgust at last night's Republican circus.  Chachi, some Duck Dynasty…

10 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Everyone is talking about Gov. Christie's school funding"fairness formula," which would allot a flat $6,599 per student, except for kids…

10 years ago

What Does the Status Quo Have Against One Child’s Success Story?

On Tuesday NJ Spotlight published an inspiring speech by a Newark teenager about his journey through high school— from quitting Uncommon…

10 years ago

And Education Law Center Gets Something RIght

Fair is fair. Here's an excerpt from ELC's press release on Gov. Christie, which crowns him the "most anti-public education…

10 years ago

NYC Coalition Attacks Mayor de Blasio for Depriving Kids of Space and Opportunity

By failing to provide our students with timely and fair access to public space, you are denying opportunity to New…

10 years ago

Correcting the Record: Education Law Center Gets the Facts (and Scapegoat) Wrong on District Consolidation

Yesterday NJTV asked a great question about New Jersey’s education system: why do residents, in a school system with more…

10 years ago

QOD: Remediating America’s “Scandal of K-12 Education” Requires Urgency, not Complacency

In today's Wall Street Journal Juan Williams describes the "scandal of K-12 education" where "millions of black and Hispanic students…

10 years ago

What Was Christie’s Real Motive in Proposing a Radical — and Unpassable — School Funding Plan?

In just the last week New York and New Jersey residents were confronted with some hard facts about K-12 student…

10 years ago