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New Jersey Loses under Proposed Redistribution of Title I Money

EdBuild, which describes itself as a “non-profit bringing common sense to our school funding system,” has come out strongly against…

9 years ago

Why the Current ESEA Draft Will Hurt Vulnerable Children

Last Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed an emasculated rewrite of NCLB called the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA).…

9 years ago

Why We Need a New Education Law with Federal Oversight

From The Hill:Billions of federal dollars are spent on education each year, and no taxpayer wants to see this investment…

9 years ago

AFT Endorsement of HRC Sparks Allegations of Toxic Testing and Plans for Charter Union

On Saturday, after AFT President Weingarten announced that the union was endorsing Hillary Clinton, the blogosphere  exploded. While Randi issued…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

The N.J. Department of Education, to no one's surprise, confirmed that the state will not make any substantive changes in…

9 years ago

N.J. D.O.E. Will Release Teacher Evaluation Database Next Week

The New Jersey Department of Education received a bit of flack after its announcement of the first year’s results of…

9 years ago

N.J. D.O.E. Approves Eight New Charter Applications in First Round

NJ Spotlight looks today at this latest round of charter reviews. The state rejected six applications and approved eight in…

9 years ago

NEA Approves New Anti-Accountability Items at the Expense of Disadvantaged Kids

The U.S. Congress is seemingly close to reauthorizing ESEA, now called the “Every Child Achieves Act.” But the current proposal…

9 years ago

QOD: New Brunswick Board Member and Charter School Chief on the N.J. Charter Moratorium Bill

Here's Dale Caldwell in today's NJ Spotlight on the bill, originally sponsored in the State Assembly by Mila Jasey and Patrick…

9 years ago

QOD: It’s Time for a “Middle Class Politics of Education”

FOX's first GOP debate is a month from now and Republican presidential candidates, with the exception of Jeb Bush, can't…

9 years ago