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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Newark Superintendent Threatened To Sue Me For Speaking Out. He Should Focus On Our Kids, Not Me.
Chalkbeat reported last week that Superintendent Roger Leon is claiming 99.8% of Newark Public Schools students were present for each day of remote learning from
Newark’s Oscar James: It’s “Business as Usual” For District Superintendent And I Can’t Sleep at Night.
I want to talk about one of the many reasons I started Newark Neighborhood View and one of the many reasons I can’t sleep at
New Jersey Governance in the Middle of a Pandemic: Run By and For NJEA
The NJEA’s investments are paying off. New Jersey’s most powerful special interest has had a great recent run with Governor Murphy. As is well
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Long Island Superintendents’ Jaw-Dropping Pension Payments:
New York State’s pension system isn’t in freefall like New Jersey’s (although a recent report on New York City’s liabilities called it at risk of
Sunday Leftovers
A publication called Jacobin, which defines itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture,” has an
How the Disproportionality Problem in Special Education and Disciplinary Practices is like the “Hotel California”
From the Associated Press buy fluoxetine online https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/fluoxetine.html : With new data in hand, the Education Department said Tuesday that disparities persist in the nation’s
Princeton High School Student Explains Why He Opted Out of PARCC Last Year
CentralJersey examines Princeton High School’s high rate of PARCC refusals (last year 800 out of 1,164 high school students refused the tests) as well as
Is Incremental Progress “Good Enough for a Student Assigned to a Failing School?”
Andy Rotherham has a great piece today in U.S. News that considers the trade-offs between transformative and incremental changes in education. Those tuned into the frequencies
What’s Wrong with N.J.’s School Funding Formula? This:
Courtesy of Jeff Bennett at New Jersey Education Aid.
Montclair Kids First to NJEA Sec/Treas.: “Our Town is Not for Sale”
A judge on the Essex County Superior Court ruled late yesterday that NJEA Secretary/Treasurer Sean Spiller is ineligible to serve on the Montclair Board of
QOD: “Opting Out Hits the Hardest on Families That Can Absorb it the Least” and is the “Wrong Choice for
Charles F. Coleman Jr., a civil rights attorney and former Brooklyn, NY prosecutor, explains online pharmacy albuterol no prescription with best prices today in the
New York’s Unlegislated Charter School Cap
(This is a guest post from Dirk Tillotson, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Great Schools Choices which supports community-based charter school development and
A Modest Opt-In Proposal
This Friday United Opt Out, which describes itself as “a focused point of unyielding resistance to corporate ed. reform,” is hosting a conference in Philadelphia
PARCC Opt-Out Rates Skew High-Income
Today NJ Spotlight has a list of the top ten high schools “with the highest percentage of students absent” for PARCC tests. Save Our Schools-NJ
Sunday Leftovers
New Jersey released district-by-district state aid numbers after Gov. Christie gave his budget address. NJ Spotlight: “Early childhood education is getting a further boost from
Guest Post from Red Bank Charter School Principal Meridith Pennotti
When Red Bank Charter School opened its doors in 1997, it was a result of parents and community stakeholders coming together to meet the demand
Trying to Reconcile Hillary Clinton’s “Firewall” of Black Americans with her Anti-Charter Rhetoric
Well, it’s a hard slog, but today the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board gives such reconciliation a shot. No dice. Here’s part of the discussion,
New Report on Middle-Class N.J. Public Schools: “Not as Good as You Think”
The Pacific Research Institute has a new report out called “Not as Good as You Think: Why Middle Class Parents in New Jersey Should Be
QOD: Weingarten Aside, NYS’s Teacher Union Lobbies Against John King’s Confirmation
The Editorial Board at Newsday considers a realignment of “education warriors,” those who lobby for reform and those who lobby for stasis, as New York’s
Analyses and Reactions to Christie’s Proposed Education Budget
Yesterday afternoon Gov. Christie proposed his 2017 budget of $34.8 billion. (Here’s the budget and here’s a transcript of the speech.) $9.1 billion is earmarked
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 so bad. I will sue
Philadelphia Principal on Academia’s “Privilege and Arrogance” Regarding Parent Demand for Charter Schools
Philadelphia Public Schools has a decades-long history of failing traditional public schools and, hence, parents continue to demand seats in higher-performing charter schools. In Philadelphia
What’s Should a High School Diploma Be Worth? N.J. Apologists and Anti-PARCC-ers Say “Not Much”
In today’s NJ Spotlight, Mark Weber, ally of NJEA, Save Our Schools-NJ, Education Law Center, and doctoral student of Bruce Baker, argues that PARCC scores
