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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Hillary Clinton on Charters and School Choice
Via Mike Antonucci July 5, 1999 speech of Hillary Clinton to the NEA Representative Assembly: “I also hope you will continue to stand behind the
N.J.’s Magnet Schools Top Newsweek List: Our Brand of School Choice Teflon
Newsweek ranked New Jersey’s best public high schools and the top five are High Technology High School, Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering, Union County
Via NJ School Boards Association, Big PERC Decision on Maintenance of School Employee Health Benefit Premium Contributions
From NJSBA: NJSBA Applauds PERC Decision on Employee Health Insurance Contributions TRENTON, August 20, 2015—The New Jersey School Boards Association today commended a recent New
QOD: NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina Values Adults Over Kids
In an interview with the New York Observer, Fariña says, “To me the most important thing is, what do my constituents think of my work?
In the (Hot) Light of Day, Another Thought on Yesterday’s GOP Education Summit
Yesterday we heard a substantive and reasonable discussions of hot-button education issues at the The74/American Federation for Children education summit for GOP candidates in New
Two Thoughts on Today’s Education Summit
Today the American Federation for Children and The 74 held an education summit in New Hampshire for GOP candidates. I haven’t read any commentary yet
New Poll: Most Parents and Educators Oppose the “Opt-Out Movement”
Here’s a new poll out from Education Next which, among other things, confirms the lack of parent and teacher support for the “opt-out movement.” Only
QOD: Fighting the “Poisoning” of the Common Core Brand
Today’s Washington Post editorial describes the bizarre toxicity of the name “Common Core,” which has been poisoned by both those on the “right” — the
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GOP Debate: What the Clown Car Gets Wrong about ESEA, Common Core, and Moms on the Ground
For us edu-centric folks, the primary disappointment of the primetime FOX GOP debate last night was that education issues came up exactly once. PoliticsK-12
Chris Cerf Goes to Newark
From today’s Wall St. Journal: Newark’s new schools chief, Chris Cerf, said Wednesday he wants to keep an open door to city leaders.In some cases,
TNTP’s Major Findings in new report, “Confronting the Hard Truth About our Quest for Teacher Development”
Districts are making a massive investment in teacher improvement—far larger than most people realize. We estimate that the districts we studied spend an average of
Education Law Center’s Flawed Plan for Newark Schools’ Transition to Local Control
Last week Theresa Luhm, managing director of the Education Law Center proposed a timeline for a transition to local control for Newark Public Schools. But
From the Lips of High School Graduates: “Challenge Us!”
Much of the sturm und drang over higher-level standards and assessments has been provoked by a theme, often evoked by teacher unions and wealthier parents,
NEA Rosters Shrink, but NJEA remains “Reliably Strong”
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Elizabeth Warren Brooks No Bullies as She Fights for Progressive Accountability in Federal Education Laws
One of the most powerful, progressive, and popular leaders in national politics is U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), whom many regard as Teddy Kennedy’s heir
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Senate President Steve Sweeney has an idea to cover N.J.’s $40 billion pension liability: have the federal government float us a $50 billion Federal Reserve
The Myth of the “Overstressed American Teen”
Remember that movie “Race to Nowhere” where students are bullwhipped by mountains of schoolwork, tests, and stress, while their teachers are burnt out from relentless
Dissension in the Ranks and Files of Teacher Unions
The Wall St. Journal reported yesterday that the Wisconsin Education Association has “lost more than half of its 40,000 members in four years” since the
