“If [Cerf] lasts three years in this job I’ll light my hair on fire.”

That’s Tom Moran in yesterday’s Star-Ledger editorial on the story that’s lit up the state and national media, as well…

11 years ago

Follow-Up to Quote from Newark Charter School Dad (Who Has Bandwidth to Spare)

Sometimes comments to editorials like this (see previous post) are just as illuminating as the editorials themselves. Shortly after NJ…

11 years ago

QOD: A Newark Dad Explains Why His Children Attend Charter School

Altorice Frazier, a Newark father of four who describes himself as “a product of the foster-care system and group homes”…

11 years ago

Cami Anderson’s Talks about Charter/Traditional School Balances and Working with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

From today's New York Times interview:Ms. Anderson had, in her tenure and her resignation, become a symbol of the raging…

11 years ago

Review: Chris Cerf’s Thoughts on Cami Anderson’s Tenure and His Commitment to Returning Local Control to Newark Public Schools

This past December Chris Cerf, nominee to replace Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson, wrote an editorial for NJ Spotlight in which…

11 years ago

Reactions to Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s Departure

On Anderson's retirementCami Anderson: “I didn’t know it was going to happen today."John Mooney, founding editor of NJ Spotlight, on NJTV:…

11 years ago

Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson Resigns, Effective July 8th

Anderson's statement:Today, I am announcing that I will step down as Superintendent of the Newark Public Schools at the close…

11 years ago

How N.J. Lies to Students About College and Career Readiness: A Story

This article in South Jersey Magazine is two years old, but it could have been written today. Here, journalist Jayne…

11 years ago

Analysis of Opt-Out Data in New York State

Matthew M. Chingos at the Brookings Institute analyzes opt-out rates in New York State, which exhibited “enormous variation across communities.”…

11 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Pension Department: John Reitmeyer reports that the Christie Administration's plan to slough off pension costs on local school districts would be,…

11 years ago