Some (Unsolicited) Advice to NEA and AFT Leaders

Last week Chris Stewart, native of New Orleans and graduate of the its public school system (“My NOLA education sucked.…

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Sunday Leftovers

Everyone is talking about the teacher in Roosevelt who was tardy more than a hundred times over the past two…

11 years ago

Camden Mom Explains Why Her Children Need School Choice; NJEA, ELC, and SOS-NJ Fight Back

Mastery’s three new Camden schools opened yesterday, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer, and here’s what one parent had to say:Bri, a…

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Presidential Hopefuls Relatively Quiet on K-12 Policy, except for Chris Christie

Allyson Klein at Education Week reviews the education platforms of current contenders for U.S. President and finds, well, not much.On…

11 years ago

Why New Jersey Still Needs Tenure Reform

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf has trimmed the city’s school budget deficit from $40 million to somewhere between $15 million to…

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QOD: NOLA Dad Responds to “Outside Attacks” of Post-Katrina Schools

From today's New York Times: online pharmacy buy cipro no prescription pharmacy To the Editor:As a newcomer to New Orleans,…

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Who’s Your Daddy? Not A Single Teacher in 5 Bergen County School Districts Rated “Ineffective”

From today's Record:The majority of teachers in five southern Bergen County districts are considered effective by the standards of AchieveNJ,…

11 years ago

NJSBA Reports Status of N.J. School Districts’ Teacher Contract Negotiations

New Jersey School Boards Association just issued a report on the status of teacher contract negotiations in the state’s 579…

11 years ago

Magnet Schools in New Jersey: Applauded Yet Segregated

Speaking of school choice, some parents in New Jersey can bypass their neighborhood school by enrolling their children in one…

11 years ago

When Parents Say “No” to Neighborhood Schools

When I was an elementary school student in Queens, New York City, I attended my local public school, P.S. 115.…

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