From today’s U.S. News and World Report: Today, I see risks to charters from the right and the left. On the right, zeal for laissez-faire
Nicole Cole, new president of the New Jersey Charter School Association, describes the political webbing behind Assemblywoman Mila Jasey’s charter school moratorium bill. We all
The coalition of 36 civil rights groups, including national disability rights groups, has responded to the latest draft ESEA with a list of four specific
Last August New Jersey Monthly ran competing editorials by Bob Braun, former Star-Ledger editor and current ed reform-basher, and Jonathan Alter, political writer covering education,
John M. Bridgeland, a Cincinnati native and former White House staffer, explains why a newly-authorized ESEA must include a federal role in requiring states to
This just out on NJ Advance Media: Researchers at the University of Arkansas studied 15 states, including New Jersey, and found that traditional public schools
From today’s New York Times Editorial Page: The Massachusetts public schools consistently rank at or near the top in the nation for performance on the
Leslie Kan, who blogs about teacher pensions for Bellwether, writes that “New Jersey teacher are furious” because “Governor Christie has shortchanged the pension fund” and
NJ Spotlight interviewed two superintendents, Tim Purnell of Somerville and Scott McCartney of Egg Harbor. Here’s an excerpt. Q: How was your experience with PARCC?
NJ Spotlight covers Gov. Christie’s speech in Iowa where he “touts tenure reform and merit-pay deal, but doesn’t mention controversies over Common Core and state