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 Mayor Tony Mack: Vengence is Mine
When school boards choose superintendents there’s typically consensus among members. Lengthy sifting of resumes, multiple interviews, collaboration, and a shared vision of educational needs usually
NJ’s Arts Education: Community Wealth and Access
In today’s post at WHYY’s Newsworks I examine the correlation between the the affluence of a NJ school district and its students access to and
Quote of the Day
online pharmacy cipro with best prices today in the USA Today’s NJ Spotlight quotes Gov. Christie on prospects for approval of the dueling bills for
Would You Drive Your Kid to School for $15K Per Year?
With all the dirty laundry airing out at Lakewood Public Schools, one item seems to be getting more than its share of sunlight: the amount
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As campaigning for the general election begins in earnest, Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) believes it is crucial that reformers nationwide take an all-hands-on-deck approach
Glenn Beck Award,*
shared today by Dr. Diane Ravitch and New Jersey Newsroom. Dr. Ravitch gave a speech last Thursday in New Brunswick sponsored by Education Law Center
Why Can’t We Talk About Differentiating Teacher Salaries?
Here’s a striking synchronicity: on May 10th (last Thursday) in a Wall St. Journal article about the recent release of U.S. students’ “deeply disappointing” science
Sunday Leftovers
NJ’s third-graders took their standardized tests this week, and one language arts question asked children to reveal a secret that was hard to keep. DOE
Quote of the Day
From the Star-Ledger Editorial Board regarding the Perth Amboy School Board’s firing of Superintendent Janine Caffrey: The school board was way out of line in
NAEP Science Test Scores Released
The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its scores on science exams given to 8th graders. Overall, reports the Wall St. Journal, “32% of students
Christie: From Norman Rockwell to Edvard Munch
My column today at Newsworks WHYY asks why Gov. Christie, after a relatively peaceful interlude with NJEA top brass, has gone pugilistic again: online pharmacy
Perth Amboy Superintendent Reinstated
Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has intervened in the dispute between the Perth Amboy School Board and Superintendent Janine Caffrey. Last month the Board there dismissed
NJ’s Alternative High School Assessments Dilemma
John Mooney has an important piece today in NJ Spotlight on the decision by Ed. Comm. Cerf and the DOE to wean NJ public high
Why We Need Tenure Reform
Today’s Courier-Post reports on a 2007 incident in Camden Public Schools where a tenured teacher named Errol Goodwater struck a special education student on the
NJSBA on Recent Trends in Contract Negotiations
The latest issue of NJ School Boards Association print mag, School Leader, reviews average teacher union settlement rates for the 2011-2012 school year. As last
Sunday Leftovers
The Christie Administration is proposing new regulations for the Interdistrict Public Choice Program, reports NJ Spotlight, which would allow more than one district per county
Christie’s “Dubious Educational Policy Decisions”
Bob Braun at the Star-Ledger had a column yesterday that slammed the Christie Administration’s “dubious educational policy decisions made behind closed doors.” Those decisions include
Legislative Update
Today’s NJ Spotlight reviews Gov. Christie’s comments on OSA and tenure reform (among other things) at American Federation for Children’s “School Choice Summit” in Jersey
Lakewood Update: Principal Says He Lied to Keep Kids with Disabilities In-District
Today’s story on Lakewood Public Schools in the Asbury Park Press concerns a blind and deaf minority student with serious developmental delays named Sha’Quan Peace-Doldren.
How Do NJ’s New Graduation Rates Correspond with Christie’s Reform Agenda?
That’s the topic for my post today at Newsworks WHYY. Teaser: These changes are serendipitous for those of the education reform persuasion, and dovetail smoothly
