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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Sunday Leftovers
This morning’s New York Times features a long article on the deleterious impact of higher academic standards on a captivating nine-year-old boy. Unfortunately, the article
QOD: Public Education is the Only Institution that Pretends that Millennials Will Have Life-Long Careers
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Lakewood Update
I regularly follow the mishigas at Lakewood Public Schools, largely because the district is a useful caricature of the educational inequity that pockmarks New Jersey’s
New WHYY Column: NJEA Takes the High Road in Pension Suit Against Christie
Today’s WHYY Newsworks: The New Jersey Education Association, N.J.’s primary teacher union, is suing Gov. Chris Christie for reneging on a legally-mandated $2.4 billion pension
Reactions to Vergara v. California
Playing a little catch-up today, but here’s some links to some reactions to the L.A. County Superior Court ruling on Vergara v. California: RealClearEducation: “Sixty
L.A. Judge Says that Seniority-Based Job Security is Unconstitutional
From KPCC: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday called California’s teacher job protections illegal, issuing a tentative ruling striking down three state laws
Is the Common Core a Bill Gates-led Conspiracy?
Robert Rothman at the Alliance for Excellent Education responds to conspiracy theorists who maintain that the Common Core State Standards are really, according to Diane
Why Do Asian-American Students Have an Academic Advantage over White Students?
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Sunday Leftovers
Last month the ACLU warned NJ school districts that they can’t require government-issued ID’s during school registration because such a requirement could discriminate against undocumented
QOD: Why do Teachers with M.A.’s Get More Money?
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NJ Superintendent Salary Caps
Brian Osborne, highly-regarded superintendent of South Orange-Maplewood Schools, is moving on to New Rochelle. NJ Spotlight reports today on Senate Bill 1987, sponsored by Teresa
Legislature Tries to Address Perceived Decline of Local Control
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“The Importance of Teacher Attendance” (in Newark and elsewhere)
Speaking of teacher effectiveness, the National Council on Teacher Quality released a report today called “Roll Call: The Importance of Teacher Attendance.” online pharmacy buy
Study of the Day: TFA Teachers Most Effective in Math Instruction
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has posted a new study for its What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) called “The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from
“What’s a Charter School?”
In this month’s issue of New Jersey Family, I look at the basics: Time for a pop quiz. Charter schools are: A) profit-hungry pseudo-public schools
Education Blogging Training Opportunity
Bellwether Education Partners is offering its fourth Better Blogging Training on August 10th and 11th in Washington, D.C. This program offers training on how to
Sunday Leftovers
Teacher Compensation Trends: Teachers at Princeton Regional Public Schools are protesting the School Board’s contract proposal of a three-year pay freeze. Up north in Norwood,
QTD: Cami Anderson says She’s Staying in Newark
From an interview with NJTV: But Cami Anderson’s future as the leader of the Newark Public schools is more uncertain than it’s ever been. Mayor-Elect
Lakewood Update
In today’s Newsworks column I refer to Lakewood Public Schools as an example of the “tyranny of the majority.” Today the Asbury Park Press reports
