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: NJ DOE is “Derailing” Interdistrict Choice Program
New Jersey’s Interdistrict PublicSchool Choice program is hugely popular with both parents and school districts. A 2010 state law expanded a pilot program to allow
Sunday Leftovers
Dueling PACS: “Garden State Forward, the PAC operated by the state’s largest teachers union, is up with a new ad touting Democratic gubernatorial nominee Barbara
QOD: Creepy Quiet Times at NJ DOE
NJ Spotlight online pharmacy imodium for sale no prescription considers the dearth of action at both the State Department and Board of Education as election
Buono Gives Some Straight Talk About NJ Public Education
My column at WHYY Newsworks today looks at the educational content of Tuesday night’s Christie/Buono gubernatorial debate, particularly Buono’s honest acknowledgement of the barriers to
Some Good News about Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations
In today’s New York Times David Leonhardt examines a new study from the D.C. school system on its teacher evaluation program called Impact, which was
Booker Won. On to 2014.
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Post-Debate Panel Discussion: “Beyond the Soundbite”
Last night after the Christie/Buono gubernatorial debate, NJ Spotlight sponsored a virtual panel discussion to gauge reactions and analyze issues. Participants were Carl Golden, senior
Is New Jersey the School “Apartheid” State?
Last week a report was issued by the Institute of Law and Policy at Rutgers-Newark and the Civil Rights Project at University of California, Los
Sunday Leftovers
NJ Spotlight analyzes Cory Booker’s “enigmatic role” in Newark Public Schools as he fields harsh criticism from his GOP opponent Steve Lonegan. Speaking of Lonegan,
QOD: New Rutgers’ Study Compares NJ Black Students’ Segregation to Apartheid
A new Rutgers University report on so-called apartheid schools in New Jersey says that 26 percent of black students and 13 percent of Latino students
New WHYY Post: Why is Cory Booker Wimping Out on Common Core?
In my column today at WHYY Newsworks, I look at NJ’s tightening senatorial race between Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan, particularly Booker’s “triangulation” of his
Christie/Buono Debate
Here’s some assessments from local media: John Mooney of NJ Spotlight considers the candidates’ responses to the one education question of the debate: ““If New
Newark Union President Likes Things Just the Way They Are
In today’s Wall St. Journal, Lisa Fleisher online pharmacy cozaar online with best prices today in the USA lists the ways that Newark Superintendent Cami
NJ DOE Releases Newly-Approved Interdistrict Choice Schools
After a long delay, the DOE has released the names of districts that may now accept public school students from outside district boundaries. The districts
Sunday Leftovers
“Paying teachers on the basis of master’s degrees is equivalent to paying them based on hair color,” said Thomas J. Kane, an economist at the
Lakewood Update: Board Members Demand Special Treatment
I wrote today at WHYY on Lakewood Public Schools’ fiscal insolvency, a problem largely due the cost of busing 25,000 private day school students to
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack Replaces School Board Member with his Nephew and Campaign Treasurer
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, under investigation by the FBI for extortion as well as other offenses, has replaced a member of the Trenton Board of
When School Choice Doesn’t Work
My column today at WHYY’s Newsworks buy avodart online avodart no prescription looks at private school choice run amok in Lakewood, NJ: What happens when
Do Charter School Discriminate Against Special Needs Kids?
One of the common complaints about charter schools is that they discriminate against kids with disabilities, “creaming off” non-disabled kids from applicants in order to
What does the Federal Shutdown Mean for Education?
From Politico: online pharmacy purchase albenza online no prescription A shutdown of the federal government now seems all but certain if Congress doesn’t come to
