“The Cartel”: NJEA Goes Hollywood
Laura Waters
June 1, 2009
Not sure it’s Oscar buzz, but it sure sounds like the new movie “The Cartel” is putting N..J.’s educational establishment on the defensive. Word is
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
May 30, 2009
More Abbott Fall-Out: The press continues to ponder the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that the School Funding Reform Act (S.F.R.A.) is “constitutionally adequate” .
The Cost of Education in Loch Arbour, N.J.
Laura Waters
May 27, 2009
The Star-Ledger reports today on a bizarre result of the new School Funding Reform Act in the tiny wealthy Monmouth County village of Loch Arbour.
Movie and Popcorn Time
Laura Waters
May 26, 2009
Bob Ingle reports online pharmacy buy prograf without prescription with best prices today in the USA on the new feature-length movie “The Cartel,” online pharmacy
Hope Academy to D.O.E.: We Want Our Funding
Laura Waters
May 26, 2009
The co-founder and school leader of Hope Academy Charter School in Asbury Park, Alexis Harris, has an editorial in the Asbury Park Press in which
NJ Social Studies Educators Denounce D.O.E.
Laura Waters
May 25, 2009
Math teachers (see this post) are not the only group raising questions about the D.O.E.’s revisions of core curriculum content standards, the mandated teaching guides
Star-Ledger: NJ Can’t Afford Preschools
Laura Waters
May 22, 2009
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board online pharmacy buy kamagra-polo online no prescription weighs in today on New Jersey’s inability to provide free preschool to poor kids
You Say Deferral, I Say Denial
Laura Waters
May 20, 2009
Corzine is trying to make his decision to delay school aid payments more palatable to school districts by fast-tracking legislation that would allow districts to
What? D.O.E. Worry?
Laura Waters
May 19, 2009
Here’s the official letter from Katherine P. Attwood, D.O.E. Assistant Commissioner of Finance, explaining what school districts in New Jersey should do in light of
D.O.E. Gets Some Remedial Math Tutelage
Laura Waters
May 18, 2009
Ever wonder about the process the D.O.E. goes through when revising Core Curriculum Content Standards? Say, for instance, math curricula? Especially since 40% of New