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QOD: Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf Describes His “Different Approach” to Educational Leadership: “Our Children Are Watching Us”

Read Richard Lee Colvin's profile of Chris Cerf  in EdNext.  Cerf replaced Cami Anderson two years ago to take the helm…

8 years ago

I’m Proud To Not Be A Trump Supporter, But Not So Proud to Be a Democrat Either

I found myself  flipping back and forth  between schadenfreude and disgust at last night's Republican circus.  Chachi, some Duck Dynasty…

8 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Everyone is talking about Gov. Christie's school funding"fairness formula," which would allot a flat $6,599 per student, except for kids…

8 years ago

NYC Coalition Attacks Mayor de Blasio for Depriving Kids of Space and Opportunity

By failing to provide our students with timely and fair access to public space, you are denying opportunity to New…

8 years ago

Correcting the Record: Education Law Center Gets the Facts (and Scapegoat) Wrong on District Consolidation

Yesterday NJTV asked a great question about New Jersey’s education system: why do residents, in a school system with more…

8 years ago

QOD: Remediating America’s “Scandal of K-12 Education” Requires Urgency, not Complacency

In today's Wall Street Journal Juan Williams describes the "scandal of K-12 education" where "millions of black and Hispanic students…

8 years ago

What Was Christie’s Real Motive in Proposing a Radical — and Unpassable — School Funding Plan?

In just the last week New York and New Jersey residents were confronted with some hard facts about K-12 student…

8 years ago

If You Hate Space-Sharing of Schools, Don’t Blame Charters

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has long regarded charter schools with antipathy, particularly the practice of allowing them…

8 years ago

Tom Moran Dares Chris Christie to Come to Newark (and Bets He Doesn’t Have the Guts)

Chris Christie's "Fairness Formula" would radically shift state school aid away from poor urban school districts, which mostly educate children…

8 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Hold the phones! Here's Education Law Center's Executive Director David Sciarra on funding for charter schools and traditional schools: "You…

8 years ago