The Advocates for Children of New Jersey has a new report out called “Showing Up Matters: The State of Chronic Absenteeism in New Jersey.” From
Today the New York Post Editorial Board comes out swinging, fists squarely directed at State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia because she committed the unforgivable transgression
Campbell Brown in today’s NY Post: I believe the reason he can’t articulate a vision for NYC’s public schools and their students is because education
Yesterday New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave an education speech that managed to offend everyone, from economic hawks to anti-reform lobbyists to charter
A Bronx parent of three kids with special needs rebuts NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s claims that charter schools are
The Star-Ledger reports on DOE changes to high school graduation testing requirements: New Jersey’s new class of high school freshmen won’t have to pass the PARCC exams
From TFA’s new analysis: How long do most Teach For America corps members teach? A new analysis of alumni responses on the annual Teach For
From Mike Vaughn’s brand-new blog, “Great Equalizer“: I know that there are more factors that shape a kid’s life than school. Family matters. Money matters.
Kayla Patrick explains how we err in placing the goalpost for poor minority students at the current academic achievement level of white, middle-class students: Is
Department of Dysfunction: the Asbury Park Press reports that the Lakewood School Board is suing its fiscal monitor Michael Azzara because he vetoed a board