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Something is Changing in Newark: The Empowerment of Charter School Parents

On Monday night the Newark School Advisory Board held its monthly meeting, with an added feature of a Newark Teachers…

9 years ago

Question from Newark Resident: “Are We Working Towards a Brighter Future for Kids or the Teachers Union?”

Last night about 200 opponents to school choice attended/disrupted the Newark School Advisory Board meeting. Here's coverage from the Star-Ledger…

9 years ago

Student Outcomes in Turnaround Charter Schools: A Case Study in Newark

Critics of charter schools often claim that the reason for some of  these independent schools’  superior student growth results from…

9 years ago

Newark Mayor’s Attack on Charter Expansion is a Failure of Educational Leadership

Here’s Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s response yesterday to the announcement that KIPP NJ, wildly popular with parents, will add five…

9 years ago

When Complex School Systems Fail

Emmanuel Felton at Hechinger reports on the the resignation of Chris Barbic from his position of superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement…

9 years ago

QOD: A Camden Mom Explains Why All Parents Deserve School Choice

Jackie Moreno, a Camden mom of six children who attend the city's public schools, both renaissance (hybrid charter/traditional) and district,…

9 years ago

Newark Teachers Union and Anti-Charter Legislators are Losing “War” Against School Choice

Here’s Newark School Advisory Board member Rashon Hasan after hearing the announcement on Wednesday that KIPP charter schools had filed…

9 years ago

Newark Teachers Union “Will Set Twilight Afire With Our Outrage” About School Choice

It’s no secret that teacher unions look askance at charter school expansion. There are several reasons for the backlash against…

9 years ago

The Facts about Newark’s Charter School Expansion

Andrew Martin, former teacher and current director of special projects at KIPPNJ,  drills down on student achievement data in Newark.…

9 years ago

Advice About School Choice From an Expert: A Student Herself

Imani Thornton, a graduate of Chicago’s Southland College Prep charter school and a student at Princeton University, has a few…

9 years ago