N.J. D.O.E. Approves 3 New Charters and 16 Expansions

Yesterday the New Jersey Department of Education announced the results of the most recent round of charter school authorizations. Three…

11 years ago

Is Education Reform Dead in New York State?

This weekend the Daily News Editorial Board published a condemnatory piece called “RIP, NY School Reform.” The evidence behind this…

11 years ago

Correcting the Record: NJEA President’s False Narrative of PARCC and Opt-Out Alliances

Last week Wendell Steinhauer, President of the New Jersey Education Association, published an editorial in the Asbury Park Press called…

11 years ago

Long Island Superintendents’ Jaw-Dropping Pension Payments:

New York State's pension system isn't in freefall like New Jersey's  (although a recent report on New York City's liabilities…

11 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

A publication called Jacobin, which defines itself as "a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics,…

11 years ago

How the Disproportionality Problem in Special Education and Disciplinary Practices is like the “Hotel California”

From the Associated Press buy fluoxetine online https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/fluoxetine.html :With new data in hand, the Education Department said Tuesday that disparities…

11 years ago

Princeton High School Student Explains Why He Opted Out of PARCC Last Year

CentralJersey examines Princeton High School's high rate of PARCC refusals (last year 800 out of 1,164 high school students refused…

11 years ago

Is Incremental Progress “Good Enough for a Student Assigned to a Failing School?”

Andy Rotherham has a great piece today in U.S. News that considers the trade-offs between transformative and incremental changes in education.…

11 years ago

What’s Wrong with N.J.’s School Funding Formula? This:

Courtesy of Jeff Bennett at New Jersey Education Aid.

11 years ago

Montclair Kids First to NJEA Sec/Treas.: “Our Town is Not for Sale”

A judge on the Essex County Superior Court ruled late yesterday that NJEA Secretary/Treasurer Sean Spiller is ineligible to serve…

11 years ago