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N.J. Suburban Parents Bury Their Heads in the Sand Too

Erika Sanzi at School Matters asks whether suburban parents are burying their heads in the sand regarding their perceptions of…

9 years ago

“Small But Mighty Group of Teachers” Urge Senate to Include Accountability AND Action in ESEA

Alice Johnson Cain, Vice President for Federal and State Policy at Teach Plus, makes a convincing case for why the…

9 years ago

Note to U.S. Congress on ESEA Rewrite: Take a Tip From the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

After I read the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage on Friday, I couldn’t stop thinking about the pending reauthorization…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Gov. Christie will work together on a transition plan to return local control of public…

9 years ago

Follow-Up to Quote from Newark Charter School Dad (Who Has Bandwidth to Spare)

Sometimes comments to editorials like this (see previous post) are just as illuminating as the editorials themselves. Shortly after NJ…

9 years ago

QOD: A Newark Dad Explains Why His Children Attend Charter School

Altorice Frazier, a Newark father of four who describes himself as “a product of the foster-care system and group homes”…

9 years ago

How N.J. Lies to Students About College and Career Readiness: A Story

This article in South Jersey Magazine is two years old, but it could have been written today. Here, journalist Jayne…

9 years ago

Analysis of Opt-Out Data in New York State

Matthew M. Chingos at the Brookings Institute analyzes opt-out rates in New York State, which exhibited “enormous variation across communities.”…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

Pension Department: John Reitmeyer reports that the Christie Administration's plan to slough off pension costs on local school districts would be,…

9 years ago

60% of New Jersey Students Enrolled in Four-Year Colleges Don’t Graduate in Four Years

Today’s NJ Spotlight features a good analysis of college completion rates which is, after all, one of the  primary drivers…

9 years ago