Profile of Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School
Laura Waters
January 2, 2013
In case you missed it over this long holiday break, the Star-Ledger ran a piece a few days ago about Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High
“Reimagining” Newark’s Public Schools as Partners in Choice
Laura Waters
December 14, 2012
A few thoughts on Cami Anderson’s recent “data-driven, frank discussion” of the gaps between Newark’s traditional public schools and alternatives offered to children: charters and
Via Newark Public Schools: a “data-driven, frank discussion”
Laura Waters
December 14, 2012
Two weeks ago the big New Jersey education story was the CREDO report, which surveyed student outcomes in NJ’s charter schools and found that, while
What Can NJ Really Learn from the CREDO Report on Charter Schools?
Laura Waters
December 10, 2012
Here’s my latest post on WHYY’s Newsworks on the CREDO study, which examines charter school performance in NJ. Last week Stanford University’s Center for Research
Merit Pay: “Newark’s Simple Idea is a Breakthrough”
Laura Waters
November 30, 2012
Laura McKenna at the Atlantic (hat tip: Hannah J. Waters, one of the kinder) ponders the Newark Teachers Union’s approval of a new contract that
How Do New Jerseyans Feel About Charter Schools?
Laura Waters
November 29, 2012
The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, “Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?” The poll is in the context of the
CREDO Study: Newark Charters Rule
Laura Waters
November 28, 2012
Everyone’s talking about the new CREDO study, just released yesterday. The highly-regarded Stanford study looks at the performance of charter schools in New Jersey. Here’s
Smarick: Consider Elimination of Newark Public School District
Laura Waters
November 26, 2012
Andy Smarick, NJ’s very recent Deputy Commissioner of Education, has a piece up in the Daily News today about Newark’s new teacher contract, which notably
“By far, this is the most gratifying day of my governorship.”
Laura Waters
November 19, 2012
That’s NJ Gov. Chris Christie quoted in today’s NJ Spotlight piece on the Newark teachers’ contract, just approved by a slim majority of the Newark
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
November 18, 2012
NJ School Boards Association reports that almost 500 school districts held November elections for the first time, “a move that save money and increased voter