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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Camden Miscellany
Timing of State Takeover: Mark Murphy in today’s NJ Spotlight considers “the plight of the kids caught in Camden with nowhere else to go. Suffice
NJ’s Superintendent Salary Caps
Today’s Star-Ledger reports that the Superintendent of West Winsor/Plainsboro Public Schools (Mercer County), Victoria Kniewel, is leaving in order to avoid a salary cut. Her
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NJ School Board’s Larry Feinsod on how LIFO, or seniority-based layoffs, is “an impediment to instructional excellence”: Just as tenure was in dire need of
Gov. Christie’s “Teeny-Weeny” Voucher Bill
Read my column today at NJ Spotlight online pharmacy https://wellspringpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/wpcode/cache/library/fluoxetine.html no prescription buy amaryl online amaryl online generic which considers NJ’s hotly-contested Opportunity Scholarship Act,
Why Did NJ Take Over Camden’s Public Schools?
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New Jersey Taking Over Camden Public Schools
From this morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer: TRENTON – Gov. Christie plans to announce Monday that he is taking the extraordinary step of putting the educational and
Sunday Leftovers
The Star-Ledger, the Asbury Park Press, and NJ Spotlight cover the new report out on the effectiveness of NJ’s Abbott Preschool Program, which shows that
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Ryan Hill, President of the TEAM Academy Charter Schools in Newark, regarding the new KIPP schools to be built and operated in Camden under the
The Politics of NJ’s “Voucher Bill”
My post this week at WHYY’s Newsworks buy atarax online https://etsdental.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/icons/ultimate-icons/atarax.html no prescription pharmacy looks at the politics of NJ’s embattled school voucher bill, which
Do NJ Kids Do Better in Private Special Education Schools?
A report commissioned by ASAH, the NJ consortium of private special education schools found that students in these out-of-district placements have better outcomes than students
Legislative Update: Senate Passes NJEA-Approved Bill
Sigh. Today the NJ Senate approved, by a vote of 22-15, Bill S 1191, which would bar school districts from subcontracting non-instructional services like busing,
Quote of the Day (& Why We Need Tenure Reform)
Lisa Fleisher in today’s Wall Street Journal: Principals at more than one in 10 New York City public schools didn’t flunk a single teacher for
NJ School Boards Chief Speaks out on Two Ill-Conceived Bills
Lawrence Feinsod, Executive Director of the NJSBA, remarks in a note to school board members on two bills before the State Legislature, Senate Bill 1191
Embarrassing Moments in School Board Governance
According to the Star-Ledger, a school board meeting in Monroe Township got “heated” when Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton “launched an angry tirade” against former board member
ELC Wins Special Ed DOE Ruling
Education Law Center has just issued a press release that describes a new ruling by Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf regarding the financial responsibilities of school
Sunday Leftovers
Tom Moran has a great piece in the Star-Ledger that deconstructs the politics between Gov. Christie and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver over the Opportunity Scholarship
Chris Cerf’s “Perverse Accountability Regime”
In Monday’s blogpost I looked at the NJ’s DOE’s newly-released list of the state’s 57 “Reward Schools,” our highest-performing ones according to state test scores.
NJ’s New Teacher Evaluation System; Is VAM A Sham?
In my post today at WHYY’s Newsworks I look at New Jersey’s new teacher/principal evaluation and the attendant regulations (released last week). What does this
Gov. Kean and JerseyCAN
Former Governor Thomas Kean has a new gig: co-chairing a new education reform organization in New Jersey called JerseyCAN. Today’s NJ Spotlight has an interview.
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Michael Guerriero in The New Yorker online pharmacy purchase premarin no prescription with best prices today in the USA derides the uses of standardized tests
