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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Trenton Update: Trenton High Needs a New Football Coach
Trenton School Board President Rev. Toby Sanders has announced that the district has suspended Ralphiel Mack, school counselor and head football coach, following his arrest
NYT Slams Chicago Teachers Union President
Here’s the New York Times Editorial Board’s take on the Chicago teachers’ strike, which it deems “unnecessary” because the two sides were close, Chicago teachers
Ravitch as Ventriloquist, Obama as Dummy?
Please tell me that Diane Ravitch is having a little tongue-in-cheek fun here online pharmacy lipitor for sale no prescription in her blogpost, “I Can
Chicago Teacher Strike as an Emblem of Change
Stephen Sawchuk at EdWeek has a great piece out on the Chicago teachers’ strike, which involves over 25,000 teachers and staff and 350,000 students. It’s
School Board Corruption Day?
In other school board corruption news, the Star-Ledger reports that an Elizabeth School Board member, Michaelle Aristote is not actually a resident of Elizabeth. School
Trenton Makes, Mayor Mack Takes (or tries to, anyway)
Local papers are ablaze with the arrest of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and his brother Ralphiel Mack, who are charged with extortion of bribes, including
Quote of the Day: Overcoming the Trap of Geography
From a Courier Post editorial: online pharmacy stromectol no prescription pharmacy Interdistrict school choice is one of the best new education programs legislators and Gov.
Sunday Leftovers
New Jersey School Boards released information regarding recent teacher salary trends, which is continuing to inch downwards while school boards negotiate more instructional time. From
Another Case of Strange Bedfellows
You know that education reform is a peculiar animal when writers from the left-leaning Blue Jersey and a school voucher supporter in the Los Angeles
Highlights from the NJ DOE’s Education Transformation Task Force Report
Yesterday the Christie Administration released the long-awaited the Education Transformation Task Force report. As NJ Spotlight reports, the 239-page report “was a gargantuan effort, with
Are Romney and Obama’s Education Platforms Really So Similar?
In today’s post at WHYY’s Newsworks, online pharmacy estrace no prescription with best prices today in the USA I look at the oft-cited similarities between
New Study: School Choice Raises Student Outcomes in Poor Urban Districts
Here’s the abstract from “The Effect of School Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Outcomes,” a new study out from the National Bureau of Economic
Sunday Leftovers
In a head-scratching move, the Fort Lee School Board may change its policy of allowing all students to sign up for A.P. courses because open
Delving into NJ Monthly’s High School Rankings
In my post today at Newsworks I look at the results of the just-released high school rankings from NJ Monthly. Two issues leap out: first,
Interdistrict School Choice: The Public Votes with their Feet
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The Multiplicity of Chris Christie (on ed reform)
Meet Chris Christie, the NJ Governor version, who describes the “bipartisan” success of Dem. Senator Ruiz’s tenure reform bill in a press release from the
Impact of Superintendent Salary Caps in North Jersey
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The Mainstreaming of “Broad-Based Education Reform”
Today’s NJ Spotlight reflects on the similarities between the educational agendas of NJ Gov. Chris Christie and President Obama. In spite of the overlap, Christie
Sunday Leftovers
Here’s New Jersey Monthly’s annual list of high school rankings. There’s been changes in methodology, including better data on graduation rates and a stronger emphasis
Are Romney and Ryan on the Same Educational Ticket? Whither Chris Christie?
My post today at WHYY Newsworks addresses Gov. Christie’s keynote at the GOP Convention next week, particularly the gap between his educational agenda and the
