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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Are Wealthy White Kids Over-Diagnosed with Autism? Are We Cheating Poor Minority Children?
A new study out from the Journal of Special Education (hat tip, Christina Samuels) finds that there is a “disproportionate representation” of white children diagnosed
Controversial Charter Bill Introduced in NJ Assembly, or, The Diegnan Trigger
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QOD: Diegnan Drops Charter School Law Requiring Local Community Vote
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Should the State Be Subsidizing Yeshivas and Seminaries?
The Christie Administration, reports the Star-Ledger, is “refusing to release copies of applications filed by two religious institutions set to receive public dollars for campus
NJ Legislature Update: Tenure Protection for all Public School Employees and Restrictions on Out-Sourcing
Today the NJ Assembly is scheduled to vote on A-3696, which would provide tenure-like protection to all public school employees, including teaching assistants, bus drivers,
Charter School Models for NJ: Learning From Michigan
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Michael Van Beek from Michigan’s Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at a recent study from Stanford University’s Center on
Sunday Leftovers
NJEA has formed a super-PAC called Garden State Forward. The PAC will raise money for gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono and other politicians of like minds.
QOD: NJSBA Ex. Dir. on NJ’s Special Education Costs
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Trenton Hostage Follow-Up
On Monday I asked whether the horrible hostage situation in Trenton last weekend (mother and son murdered; four children held hostage) could have been resolved
New WHYY Post: The Impact of NJ’s New Superintendent Salary Caps
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at a draft Resolution that will be considered today at New Jersey School Boards Delegate Assembly. The Resolution,
FBI Subpoenas Lakewood Board of Education
The Asbury Park Press is reporting new developments in Lakewood, home to a beleaguered school district that struggles to balance the transportation and special education
QOD: Cami Anderson Confronts a Mulish Newark School Advisory Board
Tom Moran online pharmacy order flagyl no prescription with best prices today in the USA considers the prospects of Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson, who is
Should NJ Hand Over $10 Million to a Lakewood Yeshiva?
buy stendra online stendra online no prescription The Star-Ledger Editorial Board responds to the news the ACLU has filed objections with the NJ State Legislature
Trenton Children Held Hostage: Whither the Schools?
By now everyone’s heard about the horrific story of the Trenton mother and her five children held hostage by the mother’s boyfriend for two weeks.
Forty-Five NJ School Superintendents are Double-Dipping
Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D-Essex) is pushing a bill introduced this past December that would stop retired NJ school superintendents from “double-dipping,” or collecting pensions while
Maybe Civility Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
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How Do We Balance the Urgency of Education Reform with Resistance to Change?
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Lakewood: Bad for the Jews
Jeff Dosna at BlueJersey nails it today in his post, “Embarrassed to be an Observant Jew.” He begins by referencing a Star-Ledger story about how
How Do We Make NJ’s Charter Laws Worse?
My column today at NJ Spotlight examines Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s rewrite of New Jersey’s charter school laws. While there’s much to like about it, including
