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QOD: “Why Liberals Should Learn to Love Charter Schools”

Jonathan Alter explains today why “liberals should learn to love charter schools.” His key example is New Orleans, where “over…

9 years ago

Some (Unsolicited) Advice to NEA and AFT Leaders

Last week Chris Stewart, native of New Orleans and graduate of the its public school system (“My NOLA education sucked.…

9 years ago

Why New Jersey Still Needs Tenure Reform

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf has trimmed the city’s school budget deficit from $40 million to somewhere between $15 million to…

9 years ago

When Parents Say “No” to Neighborhood Schools

When I was an elementary school student in Queens, New York City, I attended my local public school, P.S. 115.…

9 years ago

Camden City Public Schools Releases Data from Community Survey; Residents Cite Progress

The Camden City School District just announced the conclusion of a one-month community engagement campaign which gathered feedback on the…

9 years ago

Deconstructing the “Narrative” of Newark Public Schools

There’s a new kind of fairy tale in the annals of those who denigrate efforts at education reform. It goes…

9 years ago

Chris Cerf Goes to Newark

From today's Wall St. Journal:Newark’s new schools chief, Chris Cerf, said Wednesday he wants to keep an open door to…

9 years ago

Education Law Center’s Flawed Plan for Newark Schools’ Transition to Local Control

Last week Theresa Luhm, managing director of the Education Law Center proposed a timeline for a transition to local control…

9 years ago

Why New Jersey (Still) Needs Tenure Reform

Today’s Wall St. Journal reports that Newark Public Schools currently has 453 staff members in the pool of  “educators without…

9 years ago

How to Level the Playing Field Between Newark’s Charters and Traditionals? Start with Empowering Principals and Teachers

Dominique D. Lee, the founder and chief executive officer of Newark’s BRICK (Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids), has a great…

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