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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QOD: Mayor of Yonkers on Overcoming N.Y.’s Dual School System, One for Poor Kids and One for Rich Kids
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Sunday Leftovers
Preschool Update: W. Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, opines in NJ Spotlight on the value of
Newsflash: Camden is not Newark
Today NJ Spotlight looks at Camden Public Schools’ plans to create a single enrollment process for parents who register their children in district schools. From
Mayor De Blasio and UFT: How Close is Too Close? (plus a personal reflection)
I’ve been awfully tough on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his apparent lack of urgency in addressing the city schoolchildren’s need for meaningful change
QOD: NYC High School Principal on the Impact of the Common Core on Low-Performing Students
Caterina Lafergola, the principal of New York City’s Automotive High, spoke to Chalkbeat about her challenges in leading one of NYC’s worst schools, one where
New Mathematica Study on KIPP Charter Schools as They Scale Up; FYI, They Don’t “Cream Off” Top Students
Skeptics of KIPP argue that these schools rely on selective admission, attrition, and replacement of students to produce positive achievement results. However, data on student
QOD: Black Lives Don’t Matter to Bill de Blasio
Speaking of incremental vs. transformative change, the Wall St. Journal’s William McGurn writes about how black and Hispanic children in New York City Public Schools
Just Out: Camden Public Schools Releases Second Phase of Strategic Plan
Camden Public Schools has just released the second phase of its strategic plan called “All Schools Rise,” which was created with input from hundreds of
Incremental Bill de Blasio vs. Transformative Eva Moskowitz: Coming to a Theater Near You?
This morning Chalkbeat online pharmacy desyrel for sale no prescription pharmacy reports on the rain-delayed rally run by Families for Excellent Schools and, more pivotally,
Head of La Raza Explains Why New Jersey Must Maintain Common Core State Standards
Rafael Collazo, Director of the National Council of La Raza and a New Jersey public school parent, addressed the Education Standards Review Committee on Monday
NEA Set to Endorse Clinton and Trot Down the Well-Worn Anti-Choice Path
As Mike Antonucci reported yesterday and Politico reports today, the “top brass” of the National Education Association’s PAC is planning to push through an early
Anti-School Choice Declarations of Community “Protection” are Inherently Disrespectful
There’s a conceit among those who protest the expansion of school choice that they are protecting communities, especially poor minority ones, from the craven schemes
QOD: De Blasio Should Get Real and Address NYC’s Failing Schools
StudentsFirstNY decries Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Farina’s “happy talk,” “smiling press conferences,” and “flowery rhetoric” about the state of the New York
Asbury Park Press Nails It: Lakewood Discriminates against Minority Special Education Children
The Asbury Park Press Editorial Board calls for a full investigation against Lakewood Public Schools’ discriminatory (and illegal) practice of offering gold-plated special education services
Sunday Leftovers
“The Newark Educational Success Board – formed by Mayor Ras Baraka and Gov. Chris Christie in June – told more than 100 attendees at Abyssinian
QOD: NY Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Common Core
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Fact-Checking Education Law Center
Education Law Center is back on the charter-hating trail again as it determinedly battles impoverished parents in long-failing districts who prefer school choice. Yesterday the
The Spectrum Disorder of Education Reform: A Little Behavioral Therapy
Let’s get one thing straight: almost everyone is an education reformer. The only exception is if you live in a high-performing school district and believe
Abrupt Departure for Trenton Superintendent Francisco Duran
Superintendent Duran, who has held the top post at Trenton Public Schools since July 2012, announced that he was leaving immediately to take over as
QOD: Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard on Why He Agreed to Speak at NJSCERA Conference
I spent Tuesday in Camden at the NJSCERA conference on “The Future of the Camden School System.” (Here’s coverage from the Courier Post and the Philadelphia
