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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It’s Not Just a Success Academy Problem: It’s a National Shame
On Sunday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, issued an apology in the New York Daily News for previously supporting zero-tolerance policies
QOD: Clinton’s (Fact-Free) Remarks about Charter Schools Risk Support Among Black Voters
As most of you are aware by now, over the weekend Hillary Clinton, sounding, according to Politico, “less like a decades-long supporter of charters schools…and
Getting Past False Dichotomies: Newark Public Schoolchildren are “Beating the Odds”
Political discussions are often infected with false dichotomies, and the pros and cons of charter schools are not immune from this virus. Some charter advocates
Camden Public Schools Announces Family-Friendly Universal Enrollment System for all District, Charter, and Renaissance Schools
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Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, SOS-NJ, and NJEA Celebrate Christie’s SIgning of Two Anti-Testing Bills
Today’s NJ Spotlight reports on Gov. Christie’s approval of two Assembly bills, one that bars standardized testing for K-2 students and the other that forbids
Dear Hillary: Get Your Facts Straight About Charter Schools
Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released a statement in response Secretary Hillary Clinton’s comments about charter schools
Are Camden Students Better Off Since the Opening of Hybrid Renaissance Schools?
In today’s NJ Spotlight, JerseyCAN’s Michele Mason and Janellen Duffy take stock of the “sizeable strides” made by students attending Camden’s renaissance schools, hybrid district/charter
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NJ Spotlight: “While New Jersey’s so-called “achievement gap” between rich and poor and white and minorities has always been wide, the chasm appears even wider
Reconciling Higher Expectation with Behavioral Differences: The Case of Brooklyn’s Achievement First Charter School
Today’s New York Times details a lawsuit pressed by the New York Legal Assistance Group on behalf of five special education students who attend a
New NCTQ Report: “The dearth of teachers in need of improvement simply doesn’t ring true”
There’s a new report out from the National Center of Teacher Quality that does a relatively deep dive into the “practical realities” of incorporating measures
NJEA Leaders Scorn All Republicans, as Well as Dems Who Understand N.J.’s Pension Crisis
As a follow-up to NJEA’s wonderful, fabulous, all good, very great day on Tuesday when its $4 million Super PAC money led to securing a
QOD: Chris Cerf Discusses School Funding Gaps in Newark While Praising Charter Schools for “Beating the Odds”
Yesterday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave his annual report to the N.J. State Board of Education and, according to the Star-Ledger, honed in on fiscal
First Week of November? Time for My Annual Rant Against the NJEA Convention
If you’re the parent of a New Jersey public school student, then this week marks your annual quality time bonus. As all parents know, schools
NJEA WIns Big in Yesterday’s Election
NJEA reports today that its Super PAC, Garden State Forward, “scored a big victory” last night as “every incumbent Legislator who voted in favor of
Re: Educational Equity, Carmen Farina and Bill De Blasio Prefer Bedtime Stories to Doing “What Actually Works”
On Monday at a press conference, NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina was asked about the De Blasio Administration’s lackluster efforts to integrate the city’s highly-segregated
N.J. Board of Education Candidates Will Belong to Any Club That Will Have Them as Members
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NY and NJ NAEP Scores: “Don’t Panic”
There are two articles out today, one from the Fran Stancavage and George Bohrnstedt at the American Institute for Research and the other from Michael
Newark Mom: I’m With Parents Who FIght for School Equity and “Put Our Babies Over Politics”
Here’s a letter to the editor from Christine Carter, a Newark Mom and member of the parent-driven Hands Our Our Future Collective. Ms. Carter wrote the
New Jersey Demystifies PARCC Assessments
Here’s New Jersey Asst. State Education Commissioner Bari Erlichson: By making these test questions public, teachers can see how their students’ learning is being assessed
Sunday Leftovers
New Jersey legislators are starting to acknowledge that our school funding formula is unsustainable and broken, underfunding some districts and overfunding others, including a few
