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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Don’t Know Much About History…
The Thomas Fordham Foundation has just released its State of State U.S. History 2011. buy prevacid online prevacid online no prescription New Jersey curriculum standards
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Absent meaningful accountability for student achievement, there has been little or no political or economic cost to the adult actors who have permitted dysfunctional teacher
Here’s some Highlights
from Comm. Christopher Cerf’s speech on tenure reform, plus some comments from the panel comprising Senator Teresa Ruiz, Dan Weisberg of The New Teacher Project,
NJEA Responds
to the Christie Administration’s tenure reform proposal: [I]ndividual merit pay based on student test score improvement will not reward the best teachers…No one wants to
Cerf Gets Serious
This afternoon Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf gave a briefing on the Christie Administration’s five-part tenure reform proposal. Legislative language will be released in two weeks.
Cerf Tackles Tenure
This afternoon at 2:00 Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf will give what’s being billed as a “major address” on education reform. According to the Star-Ledger, a
Trenton Breaks
Trenton Public Schools has announced that it will restructure its four K-8 schools: Columbus, Joyce Kilmer, PJ Hill, and Gregory. According to today’s Trenton Times,
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Currently, the majority of students served by the Trenton Public Schools do not have access to a “thorough and efficient” education. Despite the efforts of
Sunday Leftovers
Lakewood School Board President Leonard Thomas resigned last week because, according to the Asbury Park Press, he “has grown tired of demanding basic rights for
Data Riddle
Earlier this week Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf urged caution in regards to news that cost per pupil in our poorest districts was lower than last
Spinning the A.P.
Here’s dueling perception of NJ high school students’ performance on Advanced Placement exams. From the Record and Trevor Packer, vice president of the AP program,
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But what if these were not Catholics? What if they were, oh, say, Muslims? What if, every time a nun extolled the virtues of Catholic
NJEA is Not My Public School Teacher, Says N.J.
While the majority of New Jerseyans love public school teachers, more than half believe that the NJ Education Association (NJEA) is “playing a negative role
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David Leonhardt, business writer for the New York Times, online pharmacy purchase premarin online generic muses about governmental programs that fail to make a difference
Voucher Flag-Waving
“I am shocked – shocked! – to find that gambling is going on in here!”“Your winnings, sir.” Check out today’s NJ Spotlight for a discussion
New DOE Data Out
The NJ Department of Education has posted the 2009-2010 School Report Cards, and just about everyone’s covering the release. See here for Star-Ledger , NJ
Charter Funding Inequity
Bellweather Education Partners has a new report out today called “Location, Location, Location: How would a high-performing charter school network fare in different states?” Authors
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There are a variety of educational and operational challenges facing charter networks that want to achieve scale and sustainability. A key aspect of those challenges—the
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Former New Jersey governors Brendan T. Byrne and Tom Kean discuss potential cuts to preschool programs for poor kids and NJ’s school funding formula): Star-Ledger:
Sunday Leftovers
NJ Ed Commissioner Chris Cerf and Newark Mayor Cory Booker presented a privately-funded audit of the Newark Public Schools on Friday. According to the Star-Ledger,
