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Christie to N.J. State legislators: "If you try to stick it to charter schools, I will veto any bill."The Senate…

9 years ago

QOD: Giving Lie to the Cop-Out that Poverty Precludes School Improvement

Steven Chiger at The 74 writes,The thing is, there are schools out there right now — as you read this…

9 years ago

Newsflash: Long Island Students Overwhelmingly Opt Into Common Core-Aligned Tests

Thousands of high school juniors across Long Island will pull out their pencils and calculators Saturday morning for a revamped…

9 years ago

Newark’s Anti-School Choice Crowd: “We’ve Been Betrayed!”

Just like Cain and Abel, you pulled a sneak attackI thought that we were brothersThen you stabbed me in the…

9 years ago

Let’s Get Our Heads Out of the Sand!

I'm so excited to announce the launch of a new blog called "Head In the Sand," subtitled "Are Our 'Good'…

9 years ago

Asbury Park Press Editorial Board Shoots the Messenger and Denies the Message

The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board is in denial. While they gleefully -- and expertly -- dissect the dysfunction in…

9 years ago

Everyone Ignored the United Opt-Out Conference in Philadelphia: No News is Good News

This past weekend marked  the United Opt Out conference in Philadelphia called “Transcending Resistance, Igniting Revolution.” I follow this anti-standards…

9 years ago

Is Education Reform Dead in New York State?

This weekend the Daily News Editorial Board published a condemnatory piece called “RIP, NY School Reform.” The evidence behind this…

9 years ago

Correcting the Record: NJEA President’s False Narrative of PARCC and Opt-Out Alliances

Last week Wendell Steinhauer, President of the New Jersey Education Association, published an editorial in the Asbury Park Press called…

9 years ago

Long Island Superintendents’ Jaw-Dropping Pension Payments:

New York State's pension system isn't in freefall like New Jersey's  (although a recent report on New York City's liabilities…

9 years ago