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Paterson Students Can’t Pass Basic Military Eligibility Tests and Education Law Center Fails Logic

Education Law Center continues to attack the New Jersey Department of Education's regulations that require that high school graduates demonstrate…

8 years ago

Nine New Charters Get Preliminary Approval from New Jersey Commissioner

Here's the list:Ailanthus Charter School, Franklin Township, New Brunswick (Somerset County); K-1 progressing to K-4/ 120 to 300 studentCollege Achieve…

8 years ago

Christie Attacks NJEA Prez as the “Guy Driving the Mercedes Making $400K a Year”

The Star-Ledger is reporting on Gov. Christie's take on the state's fiscal problems, which include a cratering pension system, a…

8 years ago

New York Times Hails Jersey City as the New Hot Spot; Extra Bonus: Those Million Dollar Homes Come with Free Pre-School

The Sunday edition of the New York Times always has a real estate section with a column called “Living In,”…

8 years ago

U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Newark’s Educational Transformation and “Real School Choice”

Last month Sen. Booker gave a speech at the American Federation for Children annual meeting in D.C. Here's an excerpt,…

8 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

(Special school funding edition, plus extra long because I was in Chicago at Education Post's Blogging Summit for a few…

8 years ago

Brooklyn Schools, Heeding Opt-Out Advocates Advice, Lose Honor and Money

Here's the "BOTTOM LINE" from the-anti-accountability group New York State Allies for Public Education:A school district does NOT lose funding…

8 years ago

Correcting the Record: Gov. Cuomo Mixes Up NYS Science Standards with Common Core

Here's a statement from the Collaborative for Student Success, which gently explains to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, erstwhile supporter of educational…

8 years ago

QOD: N.J. Senate President Sweeney: I Support Standardized Tests and “See Value” in Charter Schools

From Politico:State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he supported standardized tests and questioned the “hysteria” surrounding PARCC, New Jersey’s latest…

8 years ago

Christie Blames the N.J. Superintendent Cap on Teacher Unions and Says He’ll Think About it Another Day

Back in 2010 N.J. Governor Chris Christie "pretty much unilaterally,"reports today's N.J. Spotlight,  imposed a salary cap on school superintendents:…

8 years ago