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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My Childhood Home Was Not Safe. Like Me, Some Children Need Brick-and-Mortar Schools Right Now.
Dirk Tillotson is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Great Schools Choices, which supports community-based charter school development and increasing access for underserved
Marigna: Braven’s Career Booster Boot Camp Is Teaching College Grads How To Land Strong Jobs
Vincent Marigna is Executive Director of Braven, a career and leadership development accelerator focused on supporting first-generation, low-income college students with securing a strong first
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Here’s the Letter From School Choice Groups to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
This letter was sent yesterday from the organizations below to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and copied to all members of the Newark City Council. The
Save Our Schools-NJ Misses the Point on Charter School Authorization
Save Our Schools-NJ posts today that “there is mad rush by charter schools across NJ to grab more market share & tax dollars from local public
De Blasio and Cuomo’s Community School Strategy Could Waste Millions
This guest post is by Karim Abouelnaga, the Founder and CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, an evidence-based, full-service summer school provider for K-8 schools. It was
Dear Anti-Choice Lobbyists: Get Out of the Way of Parents
I’ve followed discourse about Newark’s public education system for years and, suddenly, there’s a shift. While education politics and policy is typically overheated in New
QOD: “I am living proof that education reform hasn’t failed in Newark”
Wydeyah Hay, alumna of KIPP New Jersey’s TEAM Academy: While some of the things I’ve read have said that reform has failed in Newark, or
Newark School Board Member: Charter School Moratorium Bill Doesn’t “Represent the Needs of Newark Parents”
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New Jersey High School “Shatters the Pillars of Equality and Freedom”
Yesterday North Jersey’s Suburbanite News published an article about a new policy approved by the Englewood School Board: students at Dwight Morrow High School who
QOD: White Progressives Should Be Allies in MLK’s Fight for Educational Equity; The Tragedy is that They’re the Opposition
Derrell Bradford, whom I’m proud to call my friend, wonders — and concludes affirmatively — that “All Those ‘White Moderates’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Decried
Reactions to Gov. Cuomo’s Education Proposals in 2016 State of the State Speech
Yesterday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his State of the State address. Educational proposals include a three-year extension of mayoral control of New York
QOD: On Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State Speech
From Chalkbeat. which gave an accurate preview of the address: After proposing renovations to Penn Station and $200 million to revitalize upstate airports this month,
Christie Proposes Charter Schools for “Students with Autism or Developmental Delays”
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Should Newark’s Facebook Money Been Used Solely for Charter School Expansion? New Data Too.
Today at The74, Richard Whitmire addresses the $100 million Newark Facebook grant and whether the money should have all been spent expanding charter schools. While
Reactions to Gov. Christie’s Remarks on Education in his State of the State
NJEA:Long and harsh, as you’d expect given the Governor’s unbridled thoughts on the Legislature’s move to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to fully
NJEA is “Disappointed” in the Judgement of its Members on Common Core and PARCC
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QOD: NYC Principals’ Union Has “Lost Confidence” in De Blasio’s Management of City Schools
Ernest A. Logan, the president of the union that represents New York City’s 6,000 principals and assistant principals, will publish a column in the union’s
Mayor Ras Baraka Goes to YouTube to Rebut Newark Education Blogger
Eric Dawson, a new blogger at The Newark Report (and host of the internet radio show Real Talk Radio) has managed in one short week
Continuing the Conversation with Steve Danley
Thank you, Professor Steve Danley, for generously continuing our conversation about Camden Public Schools. These exchanges are invaluable for dismantling some of the charter school
Sunday Leftovers
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka wrote a letter on Dec. 17th to New Jersey Education Commissioner David Hespe requesting a moratorium on charter school expansion. The next
Newark City Council Dissents from Mayor Baraka’s Request to D.O.E. Stop Charter Expansion
Yesterday I wrote about a letter that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sent to Education Commissioner David Hespe on December 17th, what blogger Eric Dawson called
A Response to a Camden School Choice Critic
I just read Steven Danley’s post on Camden Public Schools called “The Camden Enrollment System Has a Thumb on the Scale.” This piece, cross-posted at
