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Sunday Leftovers

Christie signed two education bills, one barring the state from withholding aid based on student participation in standardized tests and…

9 years ago

De Blasio’s DOE Declines to Evaluate Schools for Students with Disabilities

Chalkbeat reports today that the New York City Board of Education, which just issued new school "quality reports," left out…

9 years ago

Bronx Principal Equates Charter Schools with Slavery

Jamaal Bowman, principal of Cornerstone Academy for Social Action (C.A.S.A.) Middle School in the Bronx, has been getting a lot of…

9 years ago

It’s Not Just a Success Academy Problem: It’s a National Shame

On Sunday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, issued an  apology in the New York Daily News…

9 years ago

Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, SOS-NJ, and NJEA Celebrate Christie’s SIgning of Two Anti-Testing Bills

Today's NJ Spotlight reports on Gov. Christie's approval of two Assembly bills, one that bars standardized testing for K-2 students…

9 years ago

Dear Hillary: Get Your Facts Straight About Charter Schools

Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released a statement in response Secretary Hillary…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

NJ Spotlight: "While New Jersey’s so-called “achievement gap” between rich and poor and white and minorities has always been wide,…

9 years ago

Reconciling Higher Expectation with Behavioral Differences: The Case of Brooklyn’s Achievement First Charter School

Today’s New York Times details a lawsuit pressed by the New York Legal Assistance Group on behalf of five special…

9 years ago

New NCTQ Report: “The dearth of teachers in need of improvement simply doesn’t ring true”

There's a new report out from the National Center of Teacher Quality that does a relatively deep dive into the…

9 years ago

NJEA Leaders Scorn All Republicans, as Well as Dems Who Understand N.J.’s Pension Crisis

As a follow-up to NJEA's wonderful, fabulous, all good, very great day on Tuesday when its $4 million Super PAC…

9 years ago