What Newark Can Learn From Camden
Laura Waters
March 20, 2014
Here’s the first part of my column today at Newsworks WHYY: Everyone’s talking about the political upheaval in Newark as Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries
Cami Anderson’s Proposal to Use Teacher Quality as the Basis for Lay-offs of 1,000 Newark Teachers
Laura Waters
February 25, 2014
As you all no doubt know by now, Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson has submitted a waiver to the NJ Department of Education to allow her
New WHYY column: Who Will Christie Choose to Replace Cerf?
Laura Waters
February 20, 2014
Read it here: Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf announced that he was leaving the Department of Education to head a new educational
NJ 2013 School Performance Reports Just Released
Laura Waters
January 28, 2014
The NJ Department of Education just released the 2013 School Performance Reports. From the press release: “New Jersey has one of the best public school
Think Camden’s High School Students are Underprepared for College? Look at Newark’s Weequahic
Laura Waters
December 20, 2013
Lots of news this week about Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s plan, entitled One Newark Portfolio Plan, to reorganize the city’s public schools,. Those plans include
NJ DOE Uncountable at Special Education Accountability Hearing
Laura Waters
December 17, 2013
Yesterday the Assembly Education Committee heard testimony from the state auditor and New Jersey School Boards Association about the lack of fiscal accountability at NJ’s
NJ Assembly Hears About “Wasteful Spending” on Special Education
Laura Waters
December 16, 2013
The NJ Assembly Education Committee is hearing testimony today from DOE staffers about “wasteful spending” in NJ’s industry of private special education schools, which are
Four New Charter Schools Approved for Jersey
Laura Waters
December 16, 2013
Four charter organizations have just been approved by the NJ Department of Education to open new schools in September. According to NJ Spotlight, the four
Just How Popular is School Choice in New Jersey? Too Popular for the Christie Administration.
Laura Waters
November 27, 2013
Last week at WHYY Newsworks I wrote about the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program’s (IPSCP) growing pains, which have been largely inflicted by the NJ
Just How Pro-Choice is Christie’s Department of Education?
Laura Waters
November 21, 2013
From my column today at WHYY’s Newsworks: New Jersey has one of the most segregated public school systems in the country, primarily because our local