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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Newark Superintendent Update
The search for a new superintendent for Newark is in its final stages as the pool has been winnowed down to two candidates: Cami Anderson,
Trenton Schools: If We Build It They Will Come
The Fiscal Monitor appointed by the State to oversee Trenton Public Schools has proposed that the troubled district shut down Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School and
Arne Duncan Comes to Princeton
Yesterday afternoon the U.S. Secretary of Education made a quick stop at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton University for some remarks and q and a. Here
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The Abbott Remedy
Today the State of New Jersey and the Education Law Center presented arguments before the State Supreme Court in the never-ending battle otherwise known as
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Who Stole Michael Winerip’s Brain?
And what to make of his column today in the New York Times, which begins by complaining that there’s consensus among Democrats and Republicans regarding
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“This is proof education employee unions can and should be leaders in reform,” read a joint statement by the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Illinois
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Following Diane Ravitch on Twitter is sort of like giving a six-year-old a kazoo on a long car trip. You know that by doing so,
Sunday Leftovers
Superintendent Charles T. Epps Jr. of Jersey City explains it all: “Our worst enemy is the young ladies.The young girls are bad. I don’t know
Jersey School Choice!
The DOE has just announced that 56 new school districts have received approval to become part of the Interdistrict Public School Choice program for the
Why Do Charters Have Fewer Special Ed Kids Than Traditional Schools?
The Newark Council Education Committee met last night with group of stakeholders, including Theresa Adubato of the Robert Treat Academy, Junius Williams of the Abbott
Let’s Spend More on Schools
Lots of chatter today about the Assembly Budget Committee hearing yesterday where a report was released from the Office of Legislative Services that compares state
Christie Releases 7-Part Ed Reform Package
Gov. Christie has just sent the State Legislature a seven-part education reform package. Included are a tenure reform proposal that would require four consecutive years
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School Funding FIsticuffs
There’s a bit of grenade-throwing going on between Murray Sabrin and Paul Tractenberg on the pages of New Jersey Newsroom. Sabrin, a regular columnist, is
Score One for NJEA
Everyone’s covering Gov. Christie’s conditional veto of Senate Bill 1940, which posits that if a collective bargaining unit (i.e., local arm of a teachers union)
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There is now a compelling need for prompt judicial relief. Accordingly, this Court should immediately enter a prospective order directing the State to fully implement
New Poll Shows the Majority of Black Voters Support School Choice
Here’s an interesting tidbit from the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll on how New Jerseyans feel about the expansion of charter schools and school choice. According to
Probing Superintendent Caps
Tom Moran’s piece in the Star-Ledger yesterday derides the new salary cap on school superintendents and mourns the loss of high-quality administrators to New York.
