Sunday Leftovers

NJ Spotlight: "While New Jersey’s so-called “achievement gap” between rich and poor and white and minorities has always been wide,…

11 years ago

Reconciling Higher Expectation with Behavioral Differences: The Case of Brooklyn’s Achievement First Charter School

Today’s New York Times details a lawsuit pressed by the New York Legal Assistance Group on behalf of five special…

11 years ago

New NCTQ Report: “The dearth of teachers in need of improvement simply doesn’t ring true”

There's a new report out from the National Center of Teacher Quality that does a relatively deep dive into the…

11 years ago

NJEA Leaders Scorn All Republicans, as Well as Dems Who Understand N.J.’s Pension Crisis

As a follow-up to NJEA's wonderful, fabulous, all good, very great day on Tuesday when its $4 million Super PAC…

11 years ago

QOD: Chris Cerf Discusses School Funding Gaps in Newark While Praising Charter Schools for “Beating the Odds”

Yesterday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave his annual report to the N.J. State Board of Education and, according to the…

11 years ago

First Week of November? Time for My Annual Rant Against the NJEA Convention

If you're the parent of a New Jersey public school student, then this week marks your annual quality time bonus.…

11 years ago

NJEA WIns Big in Yesterday’s Election

NJEA reports today that its Super PAC, Garden State Forward, "scored a big victory" last night as "every incumbent Legislator…

11 years ago

Re: Educational Equity, Carmen Farina and Bill De Blasio Prefer Bedtime Stories to Doing “What Actually Works”

On Monday at a press conference, NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina was asked about the De Blasio Administration’s lackluster efforts…

11 years ago

N.J. Board of Education Candidates Will Belong to Any Club That Will Have Them as Members

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11 years ago

NY and NJ NAEP Scores: “Don’t Panic”

There are two articles out today, one from the Fran Stancavage and George Bohrnstedt at the American Institute for Research…

11 years ago