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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UFT Members Encourage “Unethical” Stance on Opting-Out of Tests
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Sunday Leftovers
The Star-Ledger reports that NEA and AFT are two of the biggest spenders among lobbying groups: The NEA spent $1.2 million during the first six
NJ’s “Staggering” Problem of Chronic Absenteeism: New Report
The Advocates for Children of New Jersey has a new report out called “Showing Up Matters: The State of Chronic Absenteeism in New Jersey.” From
NYS Comm. Elia is No Union-First Hack
Today the New York Post Editorial Board comes out swinging, fists squarely directed at State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia because she committed the unforgivable transgression
QOD: De Blasio’s “Bedrock Principle” is “Not Offending Teachers Unions”
Campbell Brown in today’s NY Post: I believe the reason he can’t articulate a vision for NYC’s public schools and their students is because education
Camden Parents to Anti-Reform Lobbyists: Your Concerns are “Just Noise”
Both NJ Spotlight and the A.P. report today on the ribbon-cutting at Camden’s KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy, the first public charter school building constructed under
De Blasio Education Speech Offers Incrementalism, Not Urgency
Yesterday New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave an education speech that managed to offend everyone, from economic hawks to anti-reform lobbyists to charter
New Camden Initiative: Simplifying School Enrollment for Parents
Camden Public Schools just announced that Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard is launching a “neighborhood-by-neighborhood listening tour to focus on the challenges parents face with enrolling their
Education Law Center Files Complaint about DOE Bureaucracy; Can We Talk About Kids?
The members of New Jersey’s “review” of the Common Core State Standards are faced with a thankless task: fussing over highly-regarded academic standards that were
QOD: A Parent of Children with Special Needs Rebuts Farina and de Blasio’s Claims about Charter Selectivity
A Bronx parent of three kids with special needs buy actos online buy actos online no prescription rebuts NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and Mayor
New NJ Spotlight column: Moving Beyond Good v. Evil in Newark School Reform Debate
It starts here: Ras Baraka hasn’t just cooled the campaign rhetoric, he’s proven that he knows the value of eclectic and diversified approaches to a
Sunday Leftovers
The Star-Ledger reports on DOE changes to high school graduation testing requirements: New Jersey’s new class of high school freshmen won’t have to pass the PARCC exams
Where Did All That Facebook Money Go in Newark?
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Bellwether “Briefing Book”: By 2035, Charter Schools will Educate 20-40% of all American Public School Students
Bellwether has just issued a “briefing book” called “The State of the Charter School Movement” which “reviews the current state of play of the charter
The Retention Rate for Teach for America alumni? Higher than you Think.
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QOD: How Committed is Chris Cerf to Local Control in Newark?
Cerf told the school board and members of the public at the meeting that he was “unalterably, authentically, and completely committed” to local control. He
Must-Read from Mickelson on the Fundamentalist Traits of “Teacher Unionists” (with apologies to Woody Guthrie)
Do you ever read a piece and think, “I wish I’d written that?” Lynnel Mickelson, who describes herself as a progressive Democrat, wrote a great
QOD: What’s the Impact of Charter Schools on Newark Traditional Schools?
Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger runs the numbers: Let’s start with the kids. At last count, 26 percent of Newark students attended charter schools, a
Newark Teacher Union Prez: “We Are in a War”
“My fellow [Newark Teachers Union] members: we are in a war; we are a labor union. We will act like a labor union at war;
QOD: Education Reformers are “Fighting to Equalize.”
From Mike Vaughn’s brand-new blog, “Great Equalizer“: I know that there are more factors that shape a kid’s life than school. Family matters. Money matters.
