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 New Jersey Charter Schools Association issued a report that shows the inequity in facilities between traditional public schools and charters. From the Star-Ledger: Almost
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Alicia Grimaldi Brzycki buy spiriva online spiriva online no prescription , an advocate for children with disabilities, argues for school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship
When are School Closures a Civil Rights Violation?
NJ Spotlight has been covering (here and here online pharmacy purchase zofran online generic ) the activities of a group of Newark parents who filed
NJSBA’s Take on New U.S. DOE Guidelines re: Athletes with Disabilities
Last week the U.S. Department of Education issued a 13-page set of guidelines regarding school districts’ obligations to provide equitable athletic and extra-curricular opportunities to
Grading NJ’s Teacher Preparation Programs
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has released its State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which rates individual states on teaching preparation programs; elementary, middle, and
New WHYY Post: Do Private/Parochial School Students Get Full Access to Special Education Services?
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks begins here: Last week a U.S. Court of Appeals issued a ruling in D.L. v. Baltimore City Board of
New Special Ed Task Force Proposed to Study Cost and Program Effectiveness and
NJ Senators Jennifer Beck and Teresa Ruiz are filing a bill that creates a task force to study the state’s problems in providing special education
Inside Scoop on NJ’s School Choice Week
Yesterday was the first day of National School Choice Week, online pharmacy rogaine with best prices today in the USA and New Jersey kicked off
More Details on Rights of Special Needs Kids to Participate in Athletics and Extra-Curriculars
Here’s the “letter to colleague” from the U.S. DOE’s Office of Civil Rights in regards to the new rules that require school districts to offer
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School board across the country are atwitter with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office on Civil Rights’ announcement that kids with disabilities have the same
Feds: Include Kids with Disabilities on School Athletic Teams
Today the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights is sending all school districts a 13-page manual that specifies the rights of students with disabilities
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Last spring I completed a study of American high schools; I looked at five schools serving very different economic and social communities. Here is the
Special Education “Extraordinary Aid”: New Thresholds
NJ Spotlight features today an analysis of Ed. Comm. Cerf’s new proposal, contained in the state’s Education Adequacy Report, of the amounts that the State
Interdistrict Public School Choice Program Encounters Transporation Problem
New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows kids to cross district boundaries to attend public schools outside of their residential area, has a
New Federal Ruling: Students with Disabilities Must be Enrolled in Local District to Access Services
Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, VA found that, according to the National Association of School Boards, “a
NJ School Choice Summit next Sunday
The New Jersey School Choice Summit will take place on Sunday, January 27th, from 3-6 at the Holiday Inn of East Windsor. Speakers include Ed.
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The Star-Ledger reports that as “part of an effort to heighten school security in the wake of the tragic school shootings in Newtown, Conn., the
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Rick Hess at Edweek considers the investment in the Gates Foundation’s MET analysis, particularly its finding that using student academic growth gauged by standardized tests
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This is probably not how Mike Bloomberg imagined his education legacy: mired in mud after the leadership of UFT, NYC’s teachers’ union, declined to sign
