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Is New Jersey’s School Funding Formula Broken?

The answer is an unequivocal “yes,” according to State Auditor Steven Eells, who just released a report detailing substantial flaws…

8 years ago

Should High School Graduation be Contingent on Proficiency?

"I find it astonishingly unfair," she said. "We are going to have to look at how we might intervene on…

9 years ago

N.J. D.O.E. Approves 3 New Charters and 16 Expansions

Yesterday the New Jersey Department of Education announced the results of the most recent round of charter school authorizations. Three…

9 years ago

Parent Threatens to Sue N.J. over PARCC Testing: Can We All Get a Grip?

"I will sue New Jersey Department of Education," said Veronica Mehno, a parent from West Windsor. "I will sue them…

9 years ago

N.J. PARCC Drill-Down: Reality Hurts and Common Core Works

The New Jersey Department of Education released the state’s first PARCC results yesterday afternoon. No surprises here: student proficiency scores…

9 years ago

Education Law Center Files Complaint about DOE Bureaucracy; Can We Talk About Kids?

The members of New Jersey’s “review” of the Common Core State Standards are faced with a thankless task: fussing over…

9 years ago

Camden Update: Parents are Thrilled By Renaissance Schools; Anti-Choice Lobbies Threaten Action

So, how’s it going at Camden Public Schools, where three new renaissance schools – hybrid district/charter schools run by non-profit…

9 years ago

Newark Advisory Board Votes for Quick State Turnaround on Accountability Results

The Newark School Advisory Board, reports the Star-Ledger,  has a reasonable request: the state Department of Education should turn around…

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

New Jersey D.O.E., Denies Proposal for Charter School to Serve Children with Autism

Speaking of charter schools and students with disabilities , a series of documents came through the transom last week regarding…

9 years ago