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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Affirmative Action in New Jersey
Today’s New York Times has an article on an affirmative action case that the U.S. Supreme Court will probably hear this term. In this case
Educational Highlights from Christie’s Budget Address
Gov. Christie presented his budget yesterday at the Statehouse. The bottom line is a $32.1 billion spending plan, which includes a $108 million increase in
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NJ Does the Bait and Switch on Gay Marriage and Charter Schools
Andrew Sullivan, online pharmacy stendra for sale no prescription in describing Gov. Christie’s veto of gay marriage in NJ, explains how the gay rights movement
Sunday Leftovers
Tom Moran in today’s Star-Ledger sums up the “sorry state of school reform in New Jersey” based on recent tactics by both NJEA and the
Glenn Beck Award: Rick Santorum on Role of Gov’t in Education
Glenn Beck Award* GOP Candidate Rick Santorum, according to today’s New York Times, questions the “legitimacy of state-run public education systems:” “Yes the government can
Is NJEA’s Giordano Too Damaged to Serve NJ’s Schoolteachers?
And people wonder why citizens are increasingly cynical about government. In the latest self-inflicted diminution of dignity, the NJ Republican Party hired videographers to catch
75% of NJ School Districts Vote for November Elections
According to the latest tally from New Jersey School Boards Association, 401 school districts, out of the 538 who are eligible, have passed resolutions that
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NJEA’s Giordano Gets the NJ GOP Treatment
Vince Giordano, NJEA’s Executive Director, is still getting slammed for a thoughtless comment he made on the radio in response to a question about the
Sweeney Shuts Down Cerf Hearing
(Acting) Comm. Chris Cerf was scheduled to appear Thursday before the Senate for a confirmation hearing, but Sen. Sweeney has cancelled the appearance because he’s
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In today’s New York Times online pharmacy purchase stendra online no prescription , Jim Manly, principal of Eva Moscowitz’s Success Academy Charter School, weighs in
Camden Flunks QSAC
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Camden Public Schools has failed the State’s Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) performance review in every one of the five
The Logic of “Life’s Not Fair” in Public Education
On Friday Alfred Doblin, editorialist for The Record, tried to justify the logic behind NJEA Executive Director Vince Giordano’s comments on the radio show N.J.
Sunday Leftovers
When NJEA’s Vince Giordano commented that “Life’s not always fair and I’m sorry about that,” he was responding to a question regarding the Opportunity Scholarship
NCLB Waiver Update
From Politics K-12: Ten of 11 states that applied for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act have received that flexibility from federal officials,
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Comm. Cerf Comes Out Swinging
What to make of the timing of yesterday’s NJEA/Christie fisticuffs and today’s release of a memo from Ed. Comm. Cerf attacking NJEA’s leaders for sugar-coating
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The NJEA’s position, quite explicitly, is that our African American children are doing better than many other states’ African American children. I take great offense
