QOD: Chris Cerf is Committed to Returning Local Control to Newark

The new state-appointed superintendent of Newark Public Schools says he's committed to returning New Jersey's largest school district to local…

11 years ago

NEA Approves New Anti-Accountability Items at the Expense of Disadvantaged Kids

The U.S. Congress is seemingly close to reauthorizing ESEA, now called the “Every Child Achieves Act.” But the current proposal…

11 years ago

QOD: New Brunswick Board Member and Charter School Chief on the N.J. Charter Moratorium Bill

Here's Dale Caldwell in today's NJ Spotlight on the bill, originally sponsored in the State Assembly by Mila Jasey and Patrick…

11 years ago

QOD: It’s Time for a “Middle Class Politics of Education”

FOX's first GOP debate is a month from now and Republican presidential candidates, with the exception of Jeb Bush, can't…

11 years ago

Camden Parent on Superintendent Rouhanifard’s Community Engagement

“From the first high school fair to the new School Information Cards, I’m thrilled about the new opportunities I have…

11 years ago

N.J. Suburban Parents Bury Their Heads in the Sand Too

Erika Sanzi at School Matters asks whether suburban parents are burying their heads in the sand regarding their perceptions of…

11 years ago

Christie and Baraka: Perfect Together?

It depends upon whom you ask. The latest wranglings over the return of local control to Newark Public Schools is…

11 years ago

“Small But Mighty Group of Teachers” Urge Senate to Include Accountability AND Action in ESEA

Alice Johnson Cain, Vice President for Federal and State Policy at Teach Plus, makes a convincing case for why the…

11 years ago

Note to U.S. Congress on ESEA Rewrite: Take a Tip From the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

After I read the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage on Friday, I couldn’t stop thinking about the pending reauthorization…

11 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Gov. Christie will work together on a transition plan to return local control of public…

11 years ago