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: New Jersy’s “Dismal” Economic Picture and Christie’s Prospects
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Charter Schools Are Most Popular Choice Among Parents and Schoolchildren in Newark
Leslie Brody, former education reporter for The Record and currently writing at the Wall Street Journal, reports on the growing number of Newark families who
Lakewood Circus
The Lakewood Board of Education continues its clownish efforts to pander to the Orthodox Jewish community. In this case, the high beams are trained on
Sunday Leftovers
Another great Stephanie Simon piece at Politico on the Common Core backlash, specifically the Obama Administration’s “decision to pour money into developing new exams years
N.J.’s Battle over Common Core and PARCC Puts Christie in a Real Jam
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QOD: Sentiments Shifting on Seniority-Based Job Security
A strong majority of California voters oppose the state’s tenure and layoff policies for public school teachers, according to a new poll released just days
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Sunday Leftovers
Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson, who apparently has a new first name of “embattled,” signed a new three-year contract with Newark City Public Schools. From the
QOD: LA Sup John White on Jindal’s Quest to Quit the Common Core
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is trying mightily to pull his state from both the Common Core State Standards and one of its accountability instruments, the
Update on N.J. Senate Bill to Delay PARCC Testing
Yesterday NJ Spotlight published my column about the politics behind Senate bill 2154, which would establish an “Education Task Force” and delay NJ’s implementation of
New Newsworks Post: Let’s Tell The Truth About N.J.’s Pension Mess
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New Spotlight column: the politics behind the proposed PARCC delay
It starts here: Last Thursday, the state Senate Education Committee heard testimony from proponents and opponents of a draft bill (S-2154) that would postpone by
Newark Sup Cami Anderson, we hear, is Signing a New Contract
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Star-Ledger Gets it Right on NJ Teacher Residency Requirements
Three years ago Sen. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) sponsored a law that requires all New Jersey state workers to live within the state. The proposal passed
Sunday Leftovers
NJ Spotlight analyzes NJ’s high school graduation rates, particularly the familiar achievement gaps. While the state graduation average was 87.5% in 2013, “some of the
QOD: Abbott and Vergara, Funding Equity and Instructional Equity
In 1990, Chief Justice Robert Wilentz issued the Abbott II decision, one in a series of rulings that inform NJ’s school funding structure. The ruling
Re: Vergara: “LIFO Keeps NJ from True Tenure Reform”
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NJ School Boards Assc. Oppose Delays to PARCC
NJ School Boards Association has issued a statement supporting the New Jersey’s original timeline for incorporating student growth, as measured by the PARCC assessments, into
Feds to NY State: If You Delay PARCC Implementation, You Owe Us Big Bucks
If the U.S. Department of Education’s warning to New York State is an harbinger of the fed’s reaction to states that delay using student test
Star Ledger Editorial Board Links Vegara Case To NJ’s Failure to Eliminate LIFO
Good teachers are an incredibly important variable in student success. Last year, a Harvard researcher found that students taught by an incompetent teacher lose more
