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Sunday Leftovers

Everyone is talking about the teacher in Roosevelt who was tardy more than a hundred times over the past two…

9 years ago

Camden Mom Explains Why Her Children Need School Choice; NJEA, ELC, and SOS-NJ Fight Back

Mastery’s three new Camden schools opened yesterday, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer, and here’s what one parent had to say:Bri, a…

9 years ago

Presidential Hopefuls Relatively Quiet on K-12 Policy, except for Chris Christie

Allyson Klein at Education Week reviews the education platforms of current contenders for U.S. President and finds, well, not much.On…

9 years ago

QOD: NOLA Dad Responds to “Outside Attacks” of Post-Katrina Schools

From today's New York Times:To the Editor:As a newcomer to New Orleans, with school-age children, I would say to Andrea…

9 years ago

Who’s Your Daddy? Not A Single Teacher in 5 Bergen County School Districts Rated “Ineffective”

From today's Record:The majority of teachers in five southern Bergen County districts are considered effective by the standards of AchieveNJ,…

9 years ago

NJSBA Reports Status of N.J. School Districts’ Teacher Contract Negotiations

New Jersey School Boards Association just issued a report on the status of teacher contract negotiations in the state’s 579…

9 years ago

Magnet Schools in New Jersey: Applauded Yet Segregated

Speaking of school choice, some parents in New Jersey can bypass their neighborhood school by enrolling their children in one…

9 years ago

QOD: “How NOLA Proved Urban Education Reform Can Work”

Jonathan Chait in New York Magazine considers the impact of school reform in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina, “a disaster that…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

There is no teacher shortage in New Jersey.Speaking of teachers, the Asbury Park Press reports on N.J. teachers' "diversity gap":In…

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton on Charters and School Choice

Via Mike AntonucciJuly 5, 1999 speech of Hillary Clinton to the NEA Representative Assembly:“I also hope you will continue to…

9 years ago