Newark Dad: Keep the Focus on Children and Charter Outcomes, Not “Political Interests”

A letter to the editor in yesterday's Star-Ledger:As someone who has spent more than a decade working with Newark students…

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Some (Muted) Applause for the NCLB/ESEA Rewrite

Many Americans probably chuckle in agreement when hearing that old Mark Twain quip, “suppose you were an idiot, and suppose…

11 years ago

QOD: Students Benefitted from Bloomberg’s Strategy of Closing Failing High Schools

From PoliticoPro:The closures of struggling New York City high schools yielded benefits for middle schoolers who might otherwise have enrolled…

11 years ago

“We Won’t Have Any More Money”

That's Lakewood Board of Education President Ada Gonzalez upon hearing that the bids from bussing companies to transport Orthodox Jewish…

11 years ago

What did Albert Shanker Really Think about Standardized Testing?

From his speech to the National Press Club, March 31st, 1988, Washington, D.C.: online pharmacy buy strattera no prescription I…

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QOD: Under Chris Cerf’s Leadership, Newark Schools has been “Quiet and Peaceful”

From today's NJ Spotlight's preview of an interview with Mary Alice Williams and Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf.Could this really be…

11 years ago

New York State Teacher Union and Opt-Out Lobbyist Call it: Mission of Opt-Outers Isn’t Over-Testing Students But Protecting Teachers

According to NPR, Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia is "hoping to contain a movement that led 20 percent of students…

11 years ago

What do Newark Parents Want?

A rapidly growing number of Newark parents want a voice and they want choice. They want our school and elected…

11 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Christie signed two education bills, one barring the state from withholding aid based on student participation in standardized tests and…

11 years ago

Chris Cerf on Collaboration with Weingarten, Commitment to Local Control, & Not “Charterizing”the District

From his  interview with the Star-Ledger:  online pharmacy buy amitriptyline online cheap pharmacy On misunderstandings regarding his involvement with the Facebook…

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