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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…

9 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 years ago