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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Tom Moran says the Star Ledger “blew this one” when it endorsed Christie for governor. Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, a symptom if not one source
School Reform Contretemps Defines Newark Mayoral Race
If you question whether school reform is the linchpin of the Newark mayoral race, read today’s today’s PolitickerNJ. According to this article, after Sen. Dick
Is School Funding Fair?
There’s a new report out called Is School Funding Fair: A National Report Card online pharmacy buy cialis-soft no prescription online pharmacy written by
New WHYY Post: Deciphering NJ’s School Performance Reports
My column from today’s Newsworks: If brevity is the soul of wit, then New Jersey’s School Performance Reports are funereal. Just two years ago the
Newark Sup. Cami Anderson Speaks Out
in an essay in the Huffington Post entitled “Poverty, Politics, Racism, and School Reform”: Newark’s inconvenient truth: Our poorest neighborhoods, disproportionately African American, contain some
Sen. Sweeney: Let’s Cut that 2% School Tax Increase Cap Down to 0%
No, that was no slip of the tongue the other day: Sen. President Sweeney is serious about a zero tax increase cap for municipalities and
QOD: The Spectrum of Charter Schools
Conor P. Williams, Senior Researcher at New America’s Early Education Initiative, wonders if we can get beyond the pro-charter/anti-charter rancor which lumps all charter schools
Is NJ’s Education Reform Efforts Damaged by Christiegate or Not?
Yesterday in NJ Spotlight I said “yes,” especially in Newark, given the recent dings to Cami Anderson’s leadership and the vagaries of the mayoral race
Christie Mess Does Major Damage to Education Reform Efforts
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Sunday Leftovers
A little wonky and off-topic but humor me: Brian Murphy at Talking Points Memo has a thoughtful assessment buy lasix online lasix online generic of
Sen. Pres. Steve Sweeney and Sup. Paymon Rouhanifard Go after “Surplus Adminisitrators”
We’re awash in a new superstorm called Bridgegate whose land impact is TBD, but you can count on one thing in the next Legislative session:
New WHYY Post: Why Is Camden’s Turn-Around Plan Getting A Better Reception Than Newark’s?
From my column today buy diflucan online diflucan no prescription online pharmacy buy tenormin online no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy antabuse no prescription at
NJ 2013 School Performance Reports Just Released
The NJ Department of Education just released the 2013 School Performance Reports. From the press release: online pharmacy purchase furosemide no prescription with best prices
Not-So-“Empirical” Report on Newark Public Schools
Jersey Jazzman online pharmacy buy augmentin online cheap pharmacy , who writes a spirited anti-school reform blog (my favorite post is entitled “Zombies Eat Laura
How Trenton High School Fell Down in the First Place
Not to jinx anything, but it’s beginning to look like Trenton is going to get a new high school. Today’s Trenton Times reports that the
QOD: NY Teachers Union Joins “Conservative Political Organizations” and Slams Common Core
From Stephanie Simon at Politico: The board of the New York state teachers union this weekend unanimously withdrew its support for the Common Core standards
Sunday Leftovers
“In a turnaround abrupt enough to cause whiplash, the state’s School Development Authority is advancing a plan for a new high school in Trenton.” (Trenton
Longer School Days? Nope, Dinner
Blogging’s been light this week — blame it on my hubbie’s (minor) surgery – and maybe I’m crankier than usual. But, still, it felt like
Do School Boards Really Matter?
In yesterday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution online pharmacy purchase keflex no prescription with best prices today in the USA , Maureen Downey asks this question in
Who Knew NJ Republicans Were So Gullible?
PolitickerNJ ran a good piece a couple of days ago on the collision of Christiegate with the lack of an organized Republican party in NJ.
