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: JerseyCAN Unpacks Politics and Funding behind Charter School Study
Great editorial today from Janelle Duffy over at JerseyCAN on the politics behind the recent “study” of charter school demographics in New Jersey. The study
New WHYY Newsworks Post: Is the NJEA Convention Past Its Prime?
It starts here; If you’re the parent of a New Jersey public school student, then this week marks your annual quality time bonus. As all
How did Teacher Unions Fare During Last Night’s Elections?
Depends on how much you want to extrapolate from the victory of new California State Superintendent Tom Tomlaksen over reform-minded Marshall Tuck. But, to judge
“Disparate Impact Theory” Dealt a Blow (South Orange-Maplewood follow-up)
Last week I wrote about disparate impact theory in the context of an ACLU complaint against South Orange-Maplewood School District. Here, ACLU charges that the
QOD: Teacher Union Leaders Are Missing a Great Opportunity
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Trenton Superintendent Francisco Duran confronts years of stagnation in student achievement in this Abbott district: For students from third to eighth grades,, achievement has remained
A Newark Mother of Five Speaks Truth to Power
This week Mark Weber and Julia Sass Rubin published a “data-driven” analysis of New Jersey’s charter schools. The report, paid for by a Rutgers grant
New Newsworks Post: What’s up with ACLU’s Fight Against Racial Disparities in South Orange-Maplewood?
It starts here: The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the Civil Rights Project (CRP) at UCLA have filed a complaint with the
QOD: Badass Teachers Looking a Few Good Men
I’ve written about the Badass Teachers Association (BAT) before, this rebel outpost of the national teachers unions, specifically its challenges to the leadership of the AFT
Traditional Jersey City School, according to lawsuit, Discriminates Against Black and Hispanic Children
The messengers of the anti-choice movement love to point out that charter schools discriminate against low-income, high needs kids during enrollment in order to inflate
Sunday Leftovers
The Christie Administration approved five new charters this week: Bridgeton Public Charter School (Bridgeton), K-4th grade, 285 students;College Achieve Central (Plainfield, North Plainfield), K-9th grade,
Paying Teachers $125K; An Experiment in Merit Pay
Leslie Brody at the Wall St. Journal reports on a small New York City charter school, The Equity Project, that pays its teachers $125,000, an
New WHYY Newsworks Post: Conference Assesses Common Core Roll-Out in N.J.
It starts here: On Tuesday morning the New Jersey School Choice and Education Reform Alliance (NJSCERA) held a statewide conference on the Common Core Standards
Guest Column in Star-Ledger
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A Math Teacher Describes the Impact of Common Core on Her Classroom
Before Common Core I was a typical math teacher. I had my curriculum maps and and state standards which read like a skill and drill
New NJ Spotlight Column: N.J.’s Teacher Unions: Implosion, Irrelevance, or Evolution?
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“Neuromyths” in Education
Paul A. Howard Jones in ”Neuroscience and Education: Myths and Messages” describes the neuromyths that have leaked into teacher education schools and the teaching corps..
Sunday Leftovers
The number of students in Paterson Public Schools deemed “college-ready” fell from 26 in 2013 to 19 this year, according to the benchmark set by
New Newsworks column: Is it time to reevaluate the preeminence of high school sports?
It starts here: Last week seven high school football players from Sayreville War Memorial High School were charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact through a
PA Education Sec’y to Philly Schoolchildren: “Let Them Eat Cake”
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