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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$7.9 Million Win for Preschoolers
NJ’s 31 impoverished Abbott districts will now receive an additional $7.9 million in preschool education aid, according to the Education Law Center, their primary advocates.
Ed Reform Moves Forward in Jersey
Here’s two hopeful signs of education reform in NJ: according to NJ Spotlight, Senator Teresa Ruiz’s tenure reform bill is moving forward; she hopes to
Elizabeth Update
There’s more news from Elizabeth Public Schools where (see here for background) Board of Education President Marie Munn and several employees have allegedly committed fraud
NJEA & Christie: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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Patrick Murray of Monmouth University responds to criticism of the poll finding that public sentiment favors Gov. Christie’s education reform package: There is widespread support
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The Star-Ledger derides the “desperate squirming of Marie L. Munn, president of the Elizabeth Board of Education” who illegally secured free lunch for her kids
There is Free Lunch, at Least in Elizabeth
Senator Ray Lesniak is doing a touchdown dance to celebrate a Superior Court ruling that school board members and administrators in Elizabeth engaged in corruption,
Newark Union Prez on Teacher Quality
“It’s very easy to blame the sinking of the Titanic on the captain, but I would think the crew had something to do with it,
SAT Scores Reflect NJ Achievement Gap
From NJ Spotlight: “The achievement gap is alive and well in New Jersey’s SAT scores, with the mean for black students at 418 in reading,
Nipping Away at NJEA
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There’s Fungus Among Us
At least if you’re a student or staff member in two of our struggling districts, Trenton and Willingboro. Jefferson Elementary School, a decrepit building closed
NJ School Choice — Protect the Students, Not the System
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My partner and I are public school teachers, which limits our travel time to Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, the third weeks in February and April
What Happens When a Mediocre Charter Closes But Traditional Publics Stink?
The NJ DOE closed two charter schools in Trenton this summer – Trenton Community School and Capital Preparatory School – so now those kids must
Quotes of the Day
With all the attention paid to Gov. Christie’s description to 300 Conservatives in Colorado of how he corralled the votes to pass health/pension reform, his
Third Time’s the Charm?
The Record reports that NJ is eligible for $28 million in the third round of the federal education reform competition, Race To The Top. A
Christie’s Restaurant
Everyone’s talking about Gov. Christie’s speech to 300 staunch Republicans at a Koch Brothers fundraiser this past June. It’s worth reading in its entirety, if
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On prospects for passage in the NJ Legislature for bills on tenure reform, merit pay, and multiple authorizers for charter schools, from The Record: online
