Newark Superintendent Is Advising School Board Members to Lie to the State
Just when you think Newark Public Schools District can’t get any more dysfunctional, another perversion pops up. Example: today Chalkbeat reports that during October’s board
2022 Mid-Terms: Winners Listened to 81% of Parents Who Support School Choice
This is a press release from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Education played a significant role in the 2022 election cycle in America—and
Top New Jersey Officials Demand More Honesty and Less Vomit From Murphy’s Education Department As Student Proficiency Plummets
When someone stands up and says New Jersey schools are #1 I have an immediate reaction to vomit because I know that’s not true. That’s
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Something Astonishing Happened This Past Weekend And I’m Still Reeling
No, it wasn’t President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ victory. It wasn’t Soon-To-Be-Former President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede. It wasn’t the spontaneous
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 have to borrow $4.5 billion.
James: My Worst Trumpian Moment Became Newark’s Finest
I am counting the days to Election Day. Trump (not even worthy of being called “President”) has made me feel disrespected, very angry, and scared.
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Newark School Board Elections Tomorrow: Here’s What You Need to Know
Newark School Advisory Board elections are tomorrow and there’s much at stake for New Jersey’s largest school district. Within the next year or so (most
Just How White is Opt-Out?
Opt Out Long Island is jubilantly tweeting about soaring test refusal rates on the North Fork. the peninsula on the northeast part of Suffolk County.
Sunday Leftovers
Lance Izumi asks, “Are the public schools serving New Jersey’s middle-class students performing well? Lots of parents think so. They believe that student performance problems
Andy Rotherham on “Campbell Brown Derangement Syndrome”
After several links to and remarks about California’s Vergara ruling, Rotherham writes, online pharmacy buy lipitor online no prescription pharmacy A similar lawsuit [was] filed
What Bill Bennett Got Wrong and Right About New York’s Opt-Out Movement and Teacher Unions
Today at The 74 Bill Bennett suggests that the opt-out movement in New York is driven solely by teacher union leaders and allies who have
New Jersey PARCC Update
Smooth as silk, at least compared to last year’s wrought initiation of new tests aligned with the Common Core. The Record reports today that “parents
QOD: Shavar Jeffries Explains It All
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Comparing NY and NJ’s Opt-Out Fever
New York and New Jersey are neighbors, but you’d never know it, at least judging by disparities in their anti-testing movements. Today EdWeek quotes N.Y.
Deconstructing Hillary Clinton’s Education Reform Agenda
I’ll be honest: until I read this Newsday interview with Hillary Clinton where she said that she would opt her granddaughter into state standardized tests,
Maybe It’s Time to Opt-Out of the Opt-Out Spin Machine
Sometimes the whole opt-out thing feels like just so much spin. Those who advocate parent boycotts preach that state standardardized tests reduce children to “just
Jews vs. Nazis Beer Pong and the Opt-Out Movement
If, like me, you live in Central Jersey, you’re probably aware of a local incident that is attracting national attention. Last week a group of
Sunday Leftovers
Long Island retains her title as New York Opt-Out Princess; Leslie Brody reports, “The number of students who opted out of state tests in Long
Guest Post from AAE, an Alternative Professional Teacher Assocation with a Growing Presence in New Jersey
The Association of American Educators, which describes itself as “the largest national, non-union, professional educators’ organization,” just released its 2016 Member Survey. Here is a
N.J. School Boards Association President Explains Why We Need to Eliminate LIFO
Larry Feinsod, President of the New Jersey School Boards Association, has a new column up that reiterates NJSBA’s long-standing position that seniority-based lay-offs are contrary
QOD: According to Civil Rights Leaders, “Misguided” Opt-Out Lobbyists Undermine Struggle for Educational Equity
Politico confirms what we all know: “White suburban parents were the driving force of an opt-out movement in which hundreds of thousands of students last
Puzzle of the Day: Trying to Understand the Opt-Out Movement’s Contempt of Objectivity
Those who ally themselves with the “opt out” movement are hyperventilating as we begin 2016 standardized tests. So much angst over the timeless tradition of
New N.J. Famly Magazine column on School Choice Teflon: Magnet Schools
It starts here: online pharmacy cialis-super-active no prescription pharmacy Education-obsessed parents of New Jersey public school students snap to attention when high school rankings appear
Sunday Leftovers
ICYMI, here’s my Spotlight column, which offers some suggestions on how we can move past the Age of Abbott and fairly fund schools. Check out
Inequity in Lakewood: Spotlight on Special Education for Jewish Students
New York has East Ramapo and New Jersey has Lakewood: school districts with huge numbers of Orthodox Jewish families who send their children to private
Chicago Charter Schools in Session, Not Losing Valuable Learning Time as Adults Play Politics
Today, appropriately on April Fools’ Day, members of the Chicago Teachers Union walked out on their 300,000 students. The following is a press release from
