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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Gates Study: Student Test Scores a Better Evaluation Tool than Classroom Observations
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks examines new research out from the Gates Foundation on the validity and fairness of using student standardized test scores
Loss in Property Values from Sandy = Loss in School Funding
The Wall St. Journal reports today that “more than a dozen New Jersey towns could lose at least 10% of their tax base due to
Statehouse Democrats Blast Christie Administration’s 2013 School Funding Formula
Check out today’s NJ Spotlight for the big education news story of the day: the Democrats in the Assembly and Legislature are in the midst
NJSBA Forms New Special Ed Task Force
Here’s Dr. Larry Feinsod, online pharmacy inderal for sale no prescription new Executive Director of New Jersey School Boards, on what he regards as one
Sunday Leftovers
Gov. Christie barely mentioned education this week in his State of the State address, a sharp contrast to last’s year’s preoccupation with tenure reform and
NJ’s Special Education Funding: A Canary in a Coal Mine
Let’s just call this Special Education Week. (Here’s my NJ Spotlight piece. Here’s my WHYY piece.). A story just popped up, courtesy of The Record,
KIPP’s Camden Application and Special Education
My piece today at WHYY Newsworks examines KIPP’s application to the Camden School Board to open several charter schools under the auspices of the Urban
KIPP Looking for Camden School Leader
KIPP is looking for a School Leader to head the Renaissance School in Camden, authorized through the auspices of the Urban Hope Act (which allows
NJ Special Education: Talking About Costs will Promote Equal Access
My column today in NJ Spotlight is called “Putting a Price on Special Education will Promote Equal Access.” Here’s the beginning: Last week, NJ Spotlight’s
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Paging Applicants for Trenton Charter Schools
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board has a sharply-edged rebuke to the Christie Administration’s failure to rebuild crumbling schools in cities like Trenton. This scolding was triggered
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New Bill Introduced in NJ Legislature to Study Special Education
Assembly Republican David Rible has introduced a bill that would, according to the press release, would create a task force that would “leave no stone
Sunday Leftovers
NJ school districts continue to deal with the aftermath of the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, particularly parents’ concerns about security. This Record article
NJSBA Precis on Christie’s “Educational Adequacy Report”
New Jersey School Boards Association just put out a short analysis of the Christie Administration’s 2013 Educational Adequacy Report, which, according to the 2008 School
WHYY Post: NJ School Districts Adapt Coursework to Common Core State Standards
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at New Jersey’s progress towards adopting the national Core Content State Standards and some disputes over curricular changes.
New NJ Special Education Ruling: Providing Appropriate Services to Kids with Autism
A special education case came through the transom last week, courtesy of a group of parents in Millburn, New Jersey. The case pinpoints a few
Profile of Newark’s Malcolm X Shabazz High School
In case you missed it over this long holiday break, the Star-Ledger buy augmentin online buy augmentin online no prescription ran a piece a few
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Campbell Brown links Mike Huckabee and James Dobson to Diane Ravitch and Karen Lewis; after all, they all used the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary
