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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New billboard in Trenton: “Eric Jackson Endorsed Tony Mack. Eric Jackson Worked for Tony Mack.” See the Trentonian for the scoop that David Tepper, head
QOD: About that $1.5 billion state pension payment…
From Mark Magyar at NJ Spotlight: For the third time in three weeks, Wall Street gave a thumbs down to New Jersey’s fiscal management, as
Did You Know That Trenton’s Next Mayor Selects the School Board?
Today’s WHYY Newsworks column: New Jersey’s mayoral elections are in two weeks and the eyes of the education community are focused on Newark’s contentious race
NJ School Funding Formula Collides with Reality
Both NJ Spotlight and the Star Ledger cover the discrepancies between Gov. Christie’s actual school district state aid, per his budget, and state aid calculated
Lakewood Gets a Fiscal Monitor
Yesterday NJ Spotlight reported on the sorry fiscal condition of Lakewood Public Schools (Ocean County). On Friday Commissioner David Hespe announced that the State would
QOD: How Do Teachers and the Public Disagree About Teacher Employment Policies?
Teachers and the public disagree over other teacher employment policies. . . . Seventy-six percent of the public think that teachers should demonstrate success in
Trenton’s Next Mayor and the City’s Schools
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The Wall Street Journal online pharmacy buy flomax without prescription with best prices today in the USA reports that “a foundation launched with Facebook founder
New WHYY post: New Camden Charter Schools Provoke Specious Allegations
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Common Core as Scapegoat for, well, Everything
Today’s New York Times features an article that describes how students are exposed to less of the writing of James Baldwin than in the past.
Trenton Superintendent Still in Trenton
It’s been widely reported that Trenton Superintendent Francisco Duran is a finalist for a big promotion: superintendent of the Anne Arundel School District in Maryland,
Jim Crow in South Orange-Maplewood?
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QOD: A Veteran Teacher Talks About the Common Core Backlash
Michelle Morrissey in “By ‘Common’ We Mean Equity” at TNTP: When the Common Core State Standards emerged, it was both a shock and a revelation—for
How Many NJ School Districts Still Have April Elections?
Just 26, according to NJ Spotlight. Three years ago the State Legislature passed a law that allows districts to move school board elections to November.
Asbury Park High School: the grown-ups are the ones who can’t learn
Yesterday the Asbury Park Press published a six-page article on the woes at Asbury Park High School. Last year 51% of the Asbury Park senior
QOD: The True and Progressive Role of Charter Schools
James Merriman online pharmacy buy doxycycline online cheap pharmacy , head of the NYC Charter School Center, takes note of the “velvet ropes” of New
A Very Bad Week for NJ’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
It’s been a bad week for NJ’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, a highly-acclaimed program that allows students to attend schools outside district boundaries. Schools
New WHYY Post: NJ School Boards Weight in on NJ’s Segregated Special Education System
It starts here: Johnny Falotico, a teenager from Berkeley County in Ocean Township, has multiple disabilities that inhibit his ability to learn, swallow, and move.
Baraka and Jeffries: Performance vs. Experience?
PolitickerNJ secured an advance tape of a new television special called “Newark at a Crossroads,” which features mayoral candidates Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries. Until
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The Philadelphia Inquirer looks at two more “Renaissance Schools” that will serve up to 700 Camden students. The new operators, Mastery and Uncommon Schools, will
