Trenton

Trenton Update: Trenton High Needs a New Football Coach

Trenton School Board President Rev. Toby Sanders has announced that the district has suspended  Ralphiel Mack, school counselor and head…

12 years ago

Trenton Makes, Mayor Mack Takes (or tries to, anyway)

Local papers are ablaze with the arrest of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and his brother Ralphiel Mack, who are charged…

12 years ago

Trenton Update

According to today's Times of Trenton, the Facility Advisory Board has plans to renovate Trenton Central High School which, according…

12 years ago

What’s More Important? Local Control or Student Outcomes?

From my post today at WHYY Newsworks,"What's More Important: Local Control or Student Outcomes?"In New Jersey, nothing gets our blood…

12 years ago

Irony Alert: Closing Down Segregated Schools Reinforces Segregation

Education Law Center, standard bearer for poor minority students in New Jersey, issued a press release yesterday charging that Gov.…

12 years ago

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack: Vengence is Mine

When school boards choose superintendents  there’s typically consensus among members. Lengthy sifting of resumes, multiple interviews, collaboration, and a shared…

13 years ago

NJ Graduation Rates: Trenton and Lakewood

NJ School Boards Association has a cogent explanation of the new way NJ is calculating graduation rates:Previously, the graduation rate…

13 years ago

Quotes of the Day: The Closing of Emily Fisher Charter School

From today's Trentonian: Welcome to Emily Fisher Charter School, where teachers attempt to offer lifelines to many students who arrive…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Yesterday Gov. Christie signed the Urban Hope Act, which allows non-profits to build, manage, and operate up to four “renaissance”…

13 years ago

Out-Of-District Placements in Trenton

This morning’s Trenton Times highlights a new initiative from Trenton Public Schools to try to lessen the expense of educating…

13 years ago