On a Breach of Blog Etiquette
Laura Waters
October 19, 2015
A funny thing happened on the way to a meaningful dialogue between an ardent champion of traditional public schools and an ardent champion of school
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
October 18, 2015
Former Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson, in an interview with The74, discusses the condition of the city’s school before her tenure [I]t’s important to remember that
Is Forty Years Long Enough to Improve a New York City School?
Laura Waters
October 16, 2015
Chalkbeat reports on the status of 150 New York public schools, including 62 in New York City, that have been identified as the worst in
Why N.J. Still Needs Tenure Reform: Jersey City Teacher Separates Students Based on Skin Color and Keeps Job
Laura Waters
October 15, 2015
You can’t make this stuff up. From the Star-Ledger: A tenured Jersey City elementary school teacher who was accused of separating failing fourth-grade students into
QOD: Gifted, Talented, and Stranded in New York City Public Schools
Laura Waters
October 14, 2015
In today’s Wall St. Journal, Leslie Brody describes the predicament of a 4-year-old girl who “can count to 100, use an extensive vocabulary and admonish
Here’s Why I’m Worried about Tonight’s Presidential Debate
Laura Waters
October 13, 2015
We’re only hours away from what will likely be a languorous Democratic debate — no Trumpstering or Carson-solecisms to pass the time — but I
QOD: Camden Resident Says Parents Have a Right to School Choice
Laura Waters
October 13, 2015
Longtime Camden resident Barbara Coscarello, a former civil servant, head of a nonprofit community development agency, and a New Jersey School Boards Association trustee, contemplates changes
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
October 11, 2015
Tom Moran at the Star-Ledger predicts that Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop won’t win the governorship because he “presents himself as a reformer, but he
QOD: NEA and AFT “Will Continue to Lose Battle with Public Opinion”
Laura Waters
October 9, 2015
Campbell Brown responds to Democratic candidates’ compliance with AFT’s and NEA’s demands that they boycott The74’s education summit: The teachers unions active attempt to undercut
Clinton Insults Minority Voters by Refusing to Discuss Education
Laura Waters
October 8, 2015
As a life-long Democrat, I’m so disappointed in my current presidential candidates, each of whom declined an invitation from Campbell Brown to attend an education