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Camden Superintendent To Announce New Initiatives to Increase Student Safety

Tomorrow morning Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard will join with students, parents, and community leaders for an announcement focused on increasing student…

8 years ago

What Does the Status Quo Have Against One Child’s Success Story?

On Tuesday NJ Spotlight published an inspiring speech by a Newark teenager about his journey through high school— from quitting Uncommon…

8 years ago

And Education Law Center Gets Something RIght

Fair is fair. Here's an excerpt from ELC's press release on Gov. Christie, which crowns him the "most anti-public education…

8 years ago

Newark Supe Announces Grant from the Private Non-Profit College Board

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf announced on Tuesday that the district had formed a partnership with the College Board, the private…

8 years ago

A Few Corrections to Dana Goldstein’s Slate Piece on Christie’s School Funding Proposal

Dana Goldstein has an article in Slate today called “Chris Christie’s Education Plan is Shocking.” While there’s much to like…

8 years ago

Under Christie’s School Funding Plan, State School Aid to His Home Town Would Increase by 1335%

In today's Record, Charles Stile reflects on Gov. Christie's proposal to place a referendum on the 2017 November ballot to…

8 years ago

Education Law Center Fights Newark’s Charter Expansion and Privileges Bureaucracy over Families

Last week Education Law Center (ELC) filed an appeal of N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe’s approval of seven charter schools…

8 years ago

Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard on the “False Dichotomy” of Fixing Education vs. Fixing Poverty

"There is a tiresome debate in education as far as, 'Do you fix education to cure poverty or do you…

9 years ago

Newark Election Marks “Coming Out Party of the Charter Community”

That's Lavar Young, Newark City Director for the Black Alliance for Educational Options, who told the Star-Ledger, "I think it…

9 years ago

PC2E’s Unity Slate Sweeps Newark School Board Election

The Newark School Board election results are in and the winners are Kim Gaddy, Tave Padilla, and Leah Owens.These results…

9 years ago