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Which One To Choose? Competing Headlines From Two NJ Newspapers

With New Jersey's COVID cases spiking -- yesterday the state reported 3,877 new cases, the highest since April 24 ---parents,…

4 years ago

Calling All Special Needs Parents: The NJ Supreme Court Wants To Hear From You!

It's not often that NJ Left Behind finds common cause with Education Law Center (ELC) and so, when we concur,…

4 years ago

Statement From Charter Alliance on Biden/Harris Victory

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their historic victory. As the newly…

4 years ago

As NJ Student Learning Slides, NJEA Leaders Cancel Two Days of School for a Poorly-Attended Non-Convention.

Every year I voice my disgust at the unnecessary closure of schools two days in November for the New Jersey…

4 years ago

LILLEY: NJ Taxpayers Need to Know NJEA Used Political Power to Create the Pension System It Wanted.

At long last, New Jersey has enacted its first COVID-19 budget. In order for it to be “balanced,” the state will…

4 years ago

National Alliance Statement on 2020 Election Results: Listen to Parents!

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released the following statement on the 2020 election results: While the results…

4 years ago

NJ Ed Department Lacks “Sense of Urgency” So Legislators Get Creative.

I’ve been clear — I’m hugely disappointed with the outcomes of the Department of Education. I’m sure they are trying…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Hear Me Out on My Voucher Proposal

This is the third in a series on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and private schools. The…

4 years ago

Reading Proficiency for Boys Is Dropping, Including in New Jersey

This is a chart, courtesy of The 74, which shows how American students' proficiency in math has stagnated and proficiency…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Lowering Standards Appears to Be Contagious, Too. I’m Looking at You, New York City.

CASES SPIKE IN NEW YORK CITY There’s another virus spreading in the tri-state area and, while not fatal, it is…

4 years ago