Sunday Leftovers

The Star-Ledger reports that as “part of an effort to heighten school security in the wake of the tragic school…

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Quote of the Day

Rick Hess at Edweek considers the investment in the Gates Foundation's MET analysis, particularly its finding that using student academic…

14 years ago

More on Value-Added Teacher Evaluations (Across the River)

This is probably not how Mike Bloomberg imagined his education legacy: mired in  mud after the leadership of UFT, NYC’s…

14 years ago

Gates Study: Student Test Scores a Better Evaluation Tool than Classroom Observations

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks examines new research out from the Gates Foundation on the validity and fairness of…

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Loss in Property Values from Sandy = Loss in School Funding

The Wall St. Journal reports today that “more than a dozen New Jersey towns could lose at least 10% of…

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Statehouse Democrats Blast Christie Administration’s 2013 School Funding Formula

 Check out today's NJ Spotlight for the big education news story of the day: the Democrats in the Assembly and…

14 years ago

NJSBA Forms New Special Ed Task Force

Here's Dr. Larry Feinsod, online pharmacy inderal for sale no prescription new Executive Director of New Jersey School Boards, on…

14 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Gov. Christie barely mentioned education this week in his State of the State address, a sharp contrast to last’s year’s…

14 years ago

NJ’s Special Education Funding: A Canary in a Coal Mine

Let’s just call this Special Education Week. (Here’s my NJ Spotlight piece. Here’s my WHYY piece.). A story just popped…

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KIPP’s Camden Application and Special Education

My piece today at WHYY Newsworks examines KIPP's application to the Camden School Board to open several charter schools under…

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