Commentary

When Union Power Goes Too Far: The Case of Sasha Latham

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? Two years ago, with…

4 years ago

The Historical Case for Teachers Unions

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey?   I grew…

4 years ago

Launching a New Series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey?

It’s hard to have a discussion about public education in New Jersey without mentioning our state’s teachers union, the New…

4 years ago

New Jersey’s Educational Caste System, Lakewood’s Elephant in the Room, and One Truth-Speaker

I’m awfully hard on Education Law Center so it is with pleasure that I salute Executive Director David Sciarra’s candor…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools

Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?

This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Montclair Parents Wake up to Teacher Union Tactics: Fad or Rupture?

What's not to like about Montclair, New Jersey? Niche rates it “A+” for quality of life, Caldwell Banker calls it…

4 years ago

What Does Trump Have to Do With a Jersey Charter School?

Randal Pinkett is a Newark businessman and the first African-American student  from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship. He’s also…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: I’m No DeVos Fan, but the New York Times’s Broadside Shows Its Bias

The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind,” excoriates out-going…

4 years ago