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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Is New Jersey’s addiction to local control starting to wane a bit? Here’s two pieces of commentary published today: From the South Jersey Times: In
Sandy’s Impact on Property Taxes and Schools
Today’s Press of Atlantic City looks at the effect on local property taxes after damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, projecting that “local property taxes in
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New Jersey School Boards Association Executive Director Larry Feinsod told NJ Today that the damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy will create a “new normal” for
Merit Pay: “Newark’s Simple Idea is a Breakthrough”
Laura McKenna at the Atlantic (hat tip: Hannah J. Waters, one of the kinder) ponders the Newark Teachers Union’s approval of a new contract that
How Do New Jerseyans Feel About Charter Schools?
The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, “Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?” The poll is in the context of the
Hurricane Sandy’s Potential Toll on School Funding
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Woo hoo! The Camden City Board of Education (finally) approved the formation of a charter school campus under the aegis of the Urban Hope Act.
CREDO Study: Newark Charters Rule
Everyone’s talking about the new CREDO study, just released yesterday. The highly-regarded Stanford study looks at the performance of charter schools in New Jersey. Here’s
McCullough on Teaching Training: Don’t Major in Education!
David McCullough, author of Truman and John Adams and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, was interviewed by Morley Safer
CREDO Releases Charter School Reports
CREDO, the Stanford-based Center for Research on Educational Outcomes, is releasing its first study of student outcomes in New Jersey charter schools. From the press
Smarick: Consider Elimination of Newark Public School District
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Jersey City Parent Responds to Union Prez’s Veto of Grant and Diane Ravitch’s Enconium
Earlier this month Jersey City Education Association President Ron Greco refused to sign off on the district’s $40 million Race to the Top application (see
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In case you missed them: here’s my piece this week in NJ Spotlight, which examines new research on the educational impact of moving students from
Jersey City Union Prez Gets it Wrong on Race To The Top
Ron Greco, President of the Jersey City, is featured in a story in today’s NJ Spotlight on the latest district-specific round of the federal education
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Do Charter Schools Under-Enroll Special Needs Kids?
A common complaint about charter schools is that they tend to enroll fewer kids with disabilities than traditional public schools. A new study out on
“Location, Location, Location: The Real Determinant for School Success”
My column today at NJ Spotlight considers new research that “tests the hypothesis, set out in the Abbott rulings, that students who live and go
“By far, this is the most gratifying day of my governorship.”
That’s NJ Gov. Chris Christie quoted in today’s NJ Spotlight piece on the Newark teachers’ contract, just approved by a slim majority of the Newark
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NJ School Boards Association reports that almost 500 school districts held November elections for the first time, “a move that save money and increased voter
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New York Times: The teachers’ union for this city’s chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday establishing performance bonuses, long opposed by national union
