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 Record Misses a Step
The Record Editorial Board supports the bill (A1877) approved by the State Assembly last week that would subject all aspiring charter schools to a public
Weingarten and Kopp on Teacher Retention
Two separate items crossed my monitor this weekend: first, an editorial/ad that ran in Sunday’s New York Times Sunday Review section by AFT President Weingarten.
Christie Administration’s New Approach Towards Separate and Unequal
That’s the subject of my column today at NJ Spotlight. online pharmacy buy flagyl no prescription online pharmacy Over the past few months, the Christie
Sunday Leftovers
According to NJ School Boards Association, only 73 school districts will hold elections in April; the other 500 or so have opted to move to
Charter School Bill Passes Assembly
Onto less productive activities by our State Legislature: yesterday it passed a bill, A1877, that would require all aspiring charter schools to subject themselves to
Opportunity Scholarship Act Update
Sponsors of the Opportunity Scholarship Act, the bill that would authorize a pilot program to create corporate-supported vouchers for low-income kids to go to private
Quotes of the Day: The Closing of Emily Fisher Charter School
From today’s Trentonian: online pharmacy order nolvadex online with best prices today in the USA Welcome to Emily Fisher Charter School, where teachers attempt to
Interdistrict Public School Choice Program Update
Good news on NJ’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program online pharmacy phenergan no prescription pharmacy ! According to a press release from the NJ DOE,
NJ’s Inflated High School Graduation Rate
NJ Spotlight reports that the NJ DOE is way past its self-imposed February deadline to release high school graduation rates. Collateral damage is the NJ
Is It Time For County-Wide School Districts?
The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers thinks so. Its new report, “Facing Our Future,” looks at the “tsunami” of eroding revenues throughout the state and
Quote of the Day
From “Facing Our Future”: New Jersey overwhelmingly retains the same governmental complexity as it has for more than 150 years: the number of municipal subdivisions
Rowan U. Inflated SAT Scores
Gov. Christie’s plan to merge Rowan University and Rutgers University’s Camden Campus took a hit today as an inquiring reporter at The Record online pharmacy
School Funding Inequities in South Jersey
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NJ Gets $14.5 Million Charter School Grant
From the Christie Administration’s press release: The Department of Education will use the award for three activities. First, the Department will subgrant to new charter
Teacher Evaluation Pilot Gets Good Marks
This past Friday NJ Spotlight hosted a Roundtable in Monroe on the new teacher evaluation pilot program, now underway in 11 districts and due for
Quote of the Day: Lakewood Watch
From The Lakewood Scoop: online pharmacy order neurontin without prescription with best prices today in the USA Lakewood School Board Attorney Michael Inzelbuch is expected
Curricular Inequities: Balanced Literacy vs. Core Knowledge
Here’s an interesting piece from the New York Times, which looks at the efficacy of two different early elementary reading programs. One, a “balanced literacy”
Lakewood’s Superintendent Gives Up
Speaking of needless vitriol directed at hard-working administrators, Lakewood Public Schools’ Superintendent Lydia Silva quit on Friday. She told the Asbury Park Press that she’s
Newark’s Union Prez on the Enslavement of Newark Public Schools
Tom Moran in today’s Star-Ledger describes the raucous scene in Newark last week at a community forum. Newark teacher union President Joseph DelGrosso said that
Sunday Leftovers
Lakewood’s Superintendent Quits: Superintendent Lydia R. Silva says that board members participated in rumor-mongering, personally advocated for third-party vendors, suggested the board fire all teachers
