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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NJEA Makes Its Bullying Explicit in a Letter to Superintendents: Shut Down Schools or Else …
Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey received a copy of a letter sent by a NJEA county association president to the superintendents in the county.
New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Shoddy Research Misses The Mark On Extra COVID Funding For Schools
This was originally published at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ. New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has published a report, “School Funding in New Jersey:
Demand #InternetForAll for 15 Million Students Who Are #LoggedOut
On Wednesday, August 26, education activists and organizations around the country are staging a national day of action, demanding that every student have access to
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How Do PARCC, Smarter Balanced, ACT, and MCAS Compare?
If you’ve been wondering, the Fordham Foundation just released its new report called “Evaluating the Content and Quality of Next Generation Assessments.” The authors write,
Los Angeles Teacher Union Counting Votes on Whether to Raise Dues to Pay for “Ideological Activities”
The 32,000 members of the Los Angeles teachers union, UTLA, is counting member votes on whether to raise mandatory dues, which currently average about $760
In Camden, Renaissance Schools are Community Schools
One of the constant complaints from the anti-charter cadre is that independent schools decimate neighborhood schools, which sometimes serve as community centers. For example, here
QOD: Graduation Rates Fall at Some of de Blasio’s “Renewal Schools”
Graduation rates fell or stagnated last year at 10 of the low-performing city high schools targeted for “renewal” by Mayor de Blasio, data reveal. The city
Education Law Center and Diane Ravitch: Perfect Together
Education Law Center (ELC) is justifiably proud of what it describes as its “decades-long history…to promote fair and equitable school funding and effective school reform.”
Brookings Institute School Choice Correcxtion
Last week the Brookings Institute issued the Education Choice and Competition Index, which ranks 100 school districts on the “ease with which parents can exercise
The “Time Loop” of Opposition to the Common Core
In today’s New York Times, Paul Krugman opines that the current GOP presidential contenders represent the “time loop party” who preen on debate podia and spout
Sunday Leftovers
N.J. PARCC analyses continue to trickle in. The Star-Ledger reports that Millburn and Livingston (both on the list of rich white districts with high opt-out
N.J.’s Opt-Out-of-PARCC-ers Cluster in Wealthy, Privileged Communities
Today’s NJ Spotlight online pharmacy elavil no prescription crunches the opt-out PARCC data released recently by the N.J. Department of Education. Anti-testers are irate because
QOD: The Impact of a Chronically-Failing NYC School
Tenicka Boyd, senior director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY and the mother of a student at PS 321 in Brooklyn, describes the academic life of three
Bergen County Mom: I Might Have Encouraged My Daughter to take PARCC if I Knew Then What I Know Now
The Record reports today that “PARCC refusals were highest in some of the more affluent and high-achieving districts in Bergen County.” No problem, as long
Oy Gevalt: Newark Teachers Union President Needs a Little R & R
Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon has an editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight where he argues that New Jersey taxpayers should “take a close look at
What Happens when a Long Island District Liquidates Standards and Accountability?
In a school district in Suffolk County, N.Y., a revolution against standards and assessments is underway. However, this is not your typical vignette of white
Sunday Leftovers
“New Jersey’s new standardized tests might not be popular, but they do produce more honest results than the prior exam, according to a new study
New York State Teachers Union Goes Wild
From the Albany Times-Union: New York teachers are suing the state over new regulations that allow superintendents to impose improvement plans on underperforming teachers without
UFT Attacks NYC Charters for Discriminating Against Kids with Disabilities, But He Misses the Real Story
Politico reports that UFT President Michael Mulgrew has resumed “UFT’s decade-long war against the city’s charter sector.” The reference is to a conference call with
Cami Anderson on Newark Public Schools’ Revival Through Collaboration of Public Charter and Traditional Schools
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QOD: UFT Attacks NYC Charter Schools For Not Increasing Enrollment of High Needs Kids; UFT’s Data Belies Argument
From the NY Post [emphasis my own]: online pharmacy buy lariam online no prescription pharmacy The city’s teachers union launched a new attack Monday on charter
Newark Mayor Appears Before City Council and Attacks School Choice
On Friday afternoon Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in a closed City Council meeting (YouTube video here) and told city leaders that students who attend
When Local School Boards Get it Right: Marlboro Reduces Local Testing and Values PARCC
It’s so easy to hate your local school board. Trust me on this: I’ve been a school board member for almost twelve years and I
