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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[Pennsylvania Democratic State Senator Anthony] Williams, who is black, has taken some heat for his pro-voucher stance from local civil rights groups. “The NAACP nationally
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Nicholas Kristof explains that paying teachers more is essential to confronting America’s educational challenges and that higher pay must be matched by accountability and rigorous
Sunday Leftovers
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board fulminates, If NJEA members believe [$6.8 million in lobbying efforts] is an effective use of their money, they don’t know the
Did You Get Your $6.8 Million Worth?
Lots of press on NJEA’s bill for lobbying last year: $6.8 million, far more than any other lobbying group in NJ. At about 200,000 members
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This Is How Ann Arbor, Michigan Decides Which Teacher To Lay Off if Both Have Identical Years of Experience:
4.813.3 Experience shall mean months, days and years of certificated employment in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. If two or more teachers have the same
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan told Congress today that his department estimates that 82 percent of America’s schools could fail to meet education goals set by
Education Reform Battles in a Nutshell
“The problem is poverty, not bad teachers.” Diane Ravitch, education historian “Teachers want what’s best for children. The teachers union is an institution built to
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MADISON, Wis.—The Milwaukee teachers union has dropped a lawsuit seeking to get its taxpayer-funded Viagra back. The union sued in July 2010 to force the
Do Charters Discriminate Against Kids with Disabilities?
Acting Comm. Christopher Cerf directly rebutted “myths” about charter schools at a State Board of Education meeting, according to The Record. Contrary to claims by
Why Fire Teachers?
asks Megan McArdle of the Atlantic. Looking through her lens of economics, business, and systems management, McArdle makes a trenchant argument that the typical union/tenure/civil
Dueling Models of Teacher Accountability
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Sunday Leftovers
A new poll from Rutgers-Eagleton says that “[m]ost New Jerseyans oppose tenure and support making student test performance a factor in teacher evaluations and pay.”
NJEA as Stock Character
Here’s some tweets from NJEA’s twitter account, “stopthefreezenj” on the Interim Report issued by the NJ Education Effectiveness Task Force. @GovChristie crock of BS –
Task Force Recommendations Released
The Governor’s Office online pharmacy purchase cialis-super-active online no prescription has released the recommendations of the New Jersey Educator Effectiveness Task Force charged with developing
Hold Your Horses!
In response to the Acting Commissioner Cerf’s tenure reform proposal, a group calling itself “Educators for the Quality Assessment of Teachers” or EQuATE has produced
Abbott Update Redux
While Judge Peter Doyne, the Special Master appointed by the State Supreme Court, hasn’t ruled yet on whether the State has unconstitutionally underfunded schools, the
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NJEA President Barbara Keshishian in a new press release warns against tying teacher evaluations to student test scores: We believe student test scores have a
