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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The Star-Ledger Editorial Board looks dimly on returning control of Newark’s schools to the Advisory Board because its members “reflexively oppose [Superintendent Cami] Anderson’s reforms,
NJEA Top Exec Retires
Vince Giordano, Executive Director of NJEA, is retiring after this year’s gubernatorial and legislative elections to spend more time with his family. From NJ Spotlight:
Newark Superintendent Proposes New Policy to Fight Perception That Charters “Cream Off” Top Students
Today’s Wall St. Journal reports on a new system in Newark that intends to “shut down that argument” that charter schools “ find ways to
NJSBA Official Resigns after (Alleged) Anti-Semitic Remarks
New Jersey School Boards Association has asked its Legislative Vice President Rosemary Bernardi to resign after she was accused of making anti-Semitic remarks at an
Education Platforms of NJ’s Senatorial Candidates
Where do the candidates stand on education issues, like tenure reform, expansion of public school options, vouchers, and funding? My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks
NJ Charter School Consenus (Not)
Education Law Center has just released a somewhat bizarre statement that claims that Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s charter school law proposal, A 1477, represents a “broad
New Jersey and the Common Core
My column today at NJ Spotlight looks at the NJ’s implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the attendant student tests. Here’s a truism:
QOD: Does School Choice Increase Segregation?
Matthew M. Chingos buy avodart online buy avodart online no prescription over at the Brookings Institute analyzes data from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project in order
New NJ Charter School Bill Gets First Reviews
NJ Spotlight reports that this afternoon the Assembly Education Committee will consider Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s charter school proposal, A-4177: In what is sure to be
Enthusiasm Grows for NJ’s Public School Choice Program
My most recent column at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at the evolution of NJ’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program. In September, about 15% of NJ’s school
Sunday Leftovers
Tom Moran reviews Barbara Buono’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. “State Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex) and Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D-Middlesex), both Assembly
“A Conspiracy Theory in Search of a Conspiracy” *
Andy Smarick buy fluoxetine online fluoxetine no prescription (recent emigre from NJ’s Department of Education, where he served as Deputy Commissioner) interviewed Robin Lake, Director
Twenty Percent of Camden’s 3d – 8th Graders are “Competent Readers”
Yesterday the State Board of Education approved the DOE’s takeover of Camden City Public Schools. The Courier-Post online pharmacy buy anafranil online no prescription reports
Amidst All the (Well-Deserved) Encomia for Sen. Frank Lautenberg,
Tom Moran at the Star-Ledger has a slightly different take: And now, as great a warrior as [Sen. Lautenberg] has been all these years for
And You Think School Funding is Problematic in Jersey?
Education Law Center’s Executive Director David Sciarra said today, “[i]t’s crystal clear that the Governor has no interest in investing in the future of our
Sunday Leftovers
online pharmacy buy topamax no prescription pharmacy Gov. Christie announced that the NJ DOE and the School Development Authority will release $425 million for school
QOD: Former NJ Guvs’ Greatest Regret: Fixing Urban Education
From Mark Magyar on a Governors’ Summit held yesterday in Newark: online pharmacy https://regentdental.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/redux/custom-fonts/custom/sinequan.html with best prices today in the USA The biggest regret for
NJ State Legislature Likes Two Bills That Will Cost School Districts More Money
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks considers union-backed two bills coasting through the NJ State Legislature. One confers tenure-like protection on non-tenured employees like cafeteria
NJ DOE Amends Race to the Top Application
Check out NJ Spotlight’s update on New Jersey’s progress towards implementing the promises made in our (third time’s the charm) winning application to the federal
What’s the Link Between School Choice and Segregation?
Do charter schools “cream off” higher-performing students from more motivated familiesand, thus, harm traditional public schools? A new analysis from Matthew M. Chingos at the
