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
Opinion
Coronavirus in the News
All COVID UpdatesMore Top Stories
Cory Booker and School Vouchers: What’s the Impact on the NJ U.S. Senate Race?
Check out my new column at WHYY’s Newsworks: Politico, the widely-read political journalism site, poses this question: “Do any of Cory Booker’s Democratic opponents lay
Feds Grant 8 California Districts an NCLB Waiver
Michele McNeil at Edweek has the goods on U.S. Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan’s surprising decision to give eight California school districts a one-year waiver on
NJ Republicans Predict that Christie’s Coattails Will “Change the Legislature”
PolitickerNJ is reporting that the Republican Assembly caucus is increasingly confident that Gov. Christie has coattails. At a Statehouse press conference today, Jon Bramnick, the
Common Core Testing in NJ et.al.: What’s the Prognosis?
Whiteboard Advisors has a monthly “Education Insider” series that solicits opinions from leaders in the field. Its new one looks at leaders’ views on the
Sunday Leftovers
In The Lobby wonders if the NJ State Legislature is in play, given Buono’s weakness and the incentive to Christie to turn over the Senate
New Jersey, the Common Core, and the PARCC Tests: Will “Tens of Thousands” of Kids Fail?
Today at WHYY’s Newsworks I look at concerns that the new standardized tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards will lead to an increase
Milly Silva’s Mother Exercised School Choice
Milly Silva, Barbara Buono’s pick for Lieutenant Governor, is being hailed as a “warrior” for low-income families and communities, as well as labor union members.
QOD: Derrell Bradford on School Choice
Derrell Bradford, head of New Jersey’s Better Education For Kids online pharmacy naprosyn with best prices today in the USA , explains to Andy Smarick
Could Christie’s Education Agenda Be Swept in On His Coattails?
Check out my new column at NJ Spotlight, which reconsiders the presumption that a Christie victory against Barbara Buono would provide no lift to fellow
Sunday Leftovers
The Record online pharmacy buy amoxil no prescription online pharmacy checks out inaccuracies in ads by Christie and Buono, contenders for governor. According to its
“So What” Moment? Buono Chooses a Woman for LG
Is it just me, or are other people mildly miffed that left-leaning sites like Blue Jersey are making a big deal out of the gender
Why Is Steve Lonegan Bashing Cory Booker on School Vouchers?
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks buy celexa online celexa online no prescription looks at that oddball candidate for U.S. Senate, Steve Lonegan, and his
Smarick on the “Disaster” of States Dropping out of PARCC
Andy Smarick, former NJ Deputy Commissioner of Education, mourns the devolution of the consortium managing standardized national assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards:
QOD: “The divisiveness of change in American education” (see Bridgeport, CN)
From today’s New York Times, online pharmacy clomid for sale no prescription pharmacy a profile of Bridgeport, CN superintendent Paul G. Vallas, who is “fending
Buono as Corzine Redux
Bob Ingle at Gannett tries to explain why gubernatorial hopeful Barbara Buono is (according to polls) losing so badly. If you can get past the
Equal Time: Is Newark Refusing to Divulge Plans for Partnership with Ed Reform Organization?
I do try to see all sides, and so here’s a post from reporter Ted Cohen, who is accusing Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson of refusing
Sunday Leftovers
The NJ Department of Education just announced the final approval of six new charter schools, all in high-poverty areas. Two are in Camden: Camden Community
Why Is NJ’s Teachers’ Union Sitting out The Senate Race?
Answer? Read my new column at WHYY’s Newsworks: With less than four weeks until New Jersey’s primary election for U.S. Senate, the latest Monmouth University
QOD: How Ed Reform is a “Test” for Republicans
Chester E. Finn Jr. and Mike Petrelli, president and executive vice president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute, explain how education reform is both
New WHYY Post: In World of Education, What Does it Men to Be a NJ Democrat?
New Jersey’s political races for U.S. Senate and Governor have dominated local media, despite the lack of meaningful competition for shoo-ins Newark Mayor Cory Booker,
