Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
August 30, 2015
Everyone is talking about the teacher in Roosevelt who was tardy more than a hundred times over the past two years. The arbitrator ordered that
Camden Mom Explains Why Her Children Need School Choice; NJEA, ELC, and SOS-NJ Fight Back
Laura Waters
August 28, 2015
Mastery’s three new Camden schools opened yesterday, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer, and here’s what one parent had to say: Bri, a mother of three from
Presidential Hopefuls Relatively Quiet on K-12 Policy, except for Chris Christie
Laura Waters
August 28, 2015
Allyson Klein at Education Week reviews the education platforms of current contenders for U.S. President and finds, well, not much. On the Democratic side, Hillary
QOD: NOLA Dad Responds to “Outside Attacks” of Post-Katrina Schools
Laura Waters
August 27, 2015
From today’s New York Times: To the Editor:As a newcomer to New Orleans, with school-age children, I would say to Andrea Gabor that the perfect
Who’s Your Daddy? Not A Single Teacher in 5 Bergen County School Districts Rated “Ineffective”
Laura Waters
August 27, 2015
From today’s Record: The majority of teachers in five southern Bergen County districts are considered effective by the standards of AchieveNJ, the state’s newest method
NJSBA Reports Status of N.J. School Districts’ Teacher Contract Negotiations
Laura Waters
August 27, 2015
New Jersey School Boards Association just issued a report on the status of teacher contract negotiations in the state’s 579 school districts. Of the 211
Magnet Schools in New Jersey: Applauded Yet Segregated
Laura Waters
August 26, 2015
Speaking of school choice, some parents in New Jersey can bypass their neighborhood school by enrolling their children in one of the state’s public magnet
QOD: “How NOLA Proved Urban Education Reform Can Work”
Laura Waters
August 25, 2015
Jonathan Chait in New York Magazine considers the impact of school reform in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina, “a disaster that paradoxically gave the city the
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
August 23, 2015
There is no teacher shortage in New Jersey. Speaking of teachers, the Asbury Park Press reports on N.J. teachers’ “diversity gap”: In public school classrooms
Hillary Clinton on Charters and School Choice
Laura Waters
August 21, 2015
Via Mike Antonucci July 5, 1999 speech of Hillary Clinton to the NEA Representative Assembly: “I also hope you will continue to stand behind the