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: The Irony of the Civil Rights Complaint against Newark Public Schools
The Star Ledger Editorial Board buy paxil online paxil no prescription on the “bogus” civil rights complaint filed against Newark Public Schools alleging racial discrimination:
Sunday Leftovers
Best New Twitter Feed: “Thanks Common Core,” or @thnkscommoncore: “Common Core gets blamed for everything these days, so it only makes sense to keep a
New Newsworks post: Time to Review the Common Core
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Newark’s Misdirected Civil Rights Complaint
Both NJ Spotlight and the Star-Ledger have stories today on the federal investigation of a civil rights complaint filed by Newark advocates regarding the closure
Lakewood Tsuris
As the Asbury Park Press puts it, there’s good news and bad news for Lakewood Public Schools. The good news: administrators found the missing 760
New Numbers for N.J.’s Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations
John Mooney has the break-down on the new proportions of SGP’s (Student Growth Percentiles) that will be used for teacher evaluations. These lower values are
Why N.J. Should Shelve Superintendent Salary Caps
Today’s Wall St. Journal reports on South Orange-Maplewood’s Superintendent Brian Osbourne and his angst over leaving the North Jersey district to escape a salary cap
Sunday Leftovers
NJ Spotlight analyzes the most recent group of tenure cases under NJ’s new tenure law and finds that teacher dismissals have nothing to do with
QOD: TNTP on Lockstep Teacher Pay
Re: TNTP’s new report, Shortchanged: Today, we’re putting a stake in the ground on teacher pay. In our new paper, Shortchanged: The Hidden Costs of
Special Education in N.J. Gets A Task Force
NJ Spotlight reports today on the complex task awaiting the members of the state Task Force for Improving Special Education of Public School Students. Members,
New Newsworks Post: Christie and NJEA’s Partnership over PARCC
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QOD: Badass Teachers Say AFT Wimped Out on Common Core
The American Federation of Teachers finished up its annual convention yesterday. Highlights were a vote of confidence in the Common Core and a vote of
Christie Compromises (a bit) on PARCC-infused Teacher Evaluations
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Speaking of the Common Core…
Or not. The Common Core State Standards is a set of academic benchmarks that aspire to raise student achievement, regardless of state of residence. The
QOD: The Politics of the Common Core
From today’s New York Times: online pharmacy buy lexapro no prescription pharmacy Perhaps no issue, though, better illustrates how much Washington-style polarization has seeped into
Sunday Leftovers
PARCC delay update: The Record reports that Sen. Jeff Van Drew, who sponsored a bill proposing a two-year delay in tying teacher evaluations to PARCC
Response: The Real Story in Camden, N.J.
On Sunday Education Week published an editorial by Julia Sass Rubin (cross-posted at Blue Jersey) on Camden Public Schools and the community-wide efforts to reform
New Newsworks Post: Teacher Unions Go After “Toxic Testing”
Here’s today’s WHYY Newsworks post: Denver, the site of the NEA’s annual meeting last week, is a long way from Trenton but you’d never know
QOD: On NEA’s Split with Democratic Party
Today’s New York Times considers the breakdown in relations between the Democratic Party and teacher unions, in sharp relief after last week’s NEA National Meeting
Guest Post from NJ Chamber of Commerce re: Career Readiness and Benefits of Common Core
I rarely post guest columns, but here’s a good one that flew threw the transom. It’s by Dana Egreczky, a veteran teacher and current CEO
