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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Voucher Bill Fact-Check
NJ’s voucher bill, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, is the big education news story today. Assembly Bill 2810 will be the subject of a hearing today
School Funding Myopia
Yesterday the NJ State Supreme Court announced that the State cannot use evidence of the current fiscal crisis to justify cuts in education aid to
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Timothy Nogueira, founder of the New Jersey Virtual Charter School, tells NJ Spotlight how he plans to adhere to charter school regulations that require a
ELC Joins the Education Reform Movement?
David Sciarra, Executive Director of Education Law Center, has just put out an“educational blueprint for 2011 driven by the needs of our students.” Dismissing derogatory
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Kevin Huffman of the Washington Post (and executive vice president of public affairs at Teach for America) considers the case of the Ohio mother who
Nepotism and Tenure
A new bill before the NJ State Assembly would prohibit all public schools, traditional and chartered, from hiring staff who are related to the superintendent,
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New York City public schools are bracing for a $1 billion cut. The Wall St. Journal reports, A seniority rule in state law requires that
Sunday Leftovers
Senate Republicans are pushing a proposal that would slash preschool funding in poor districts by $300 million and send that money back to suburban districts,
Rethinking School Funding
We’ll take it on faith that the reporter for this Trenton Times story didn’t write the headline – “School Districts Sitting on Millions.” The bucks
Charter Schools and Parent-Triggers
At the Assembly Education Committee hearing on Monday, representatives of suburban school boards pleaded with legislators to deploy a mechanism within pending charter school laws
SOTU Quotes of the Day
From President Obama’s State of the Union address last night: online pharmacy buy cytotec online no prescription Race to the Top is the most meaningful
NJ DOE Warns Districts of Potential State Aid Cuts
Yut’se Thomas, Acting Assistant Commissioner, writes in a memo to superintendents and business administrators, For purposes of developing your preliminary budgets, districts should make allowances
Do Charter Schools Serve a Purpose in Successful DIstricts?
Anyone listening to the Assembly Education Committee’s four-hour hearing yesterday on the future of NJ’s charter school regulations would conclude this: that our legislators have
Trenton’s Lofton Out
Trenton Public Schools officially announced the departure of Superintendent Rodney Lofton, who had 18 months left on his contract, reports the Trenton Times. Interim Superintendent
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Rev. Reginald Jackson, head of the Black Minister’s Council, responds to those who oppose school vouchers because not every child in a failing district could
Sunday Leftovers
Carl Golden at New Jersey Newsroom depicts the “epic struggle” between Gov. Christie and NJEA leadership: “The rancor between Christie and the NJEA which defined
School Choice Choice
Yesterday the Senate Education Committee approved the Opportunity Scholarship Act, setting the stage for yet another iteration of the same philosophical dispute incited by any
What’s Trenton? Chopped Liver?
Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) released a statement online pharmacy neurontin over the counter with best prices today in the USA today complaining that Gov.
New Report Out Rates School District Productivity
A new report out from the Center for American Progress calculates the return on investment (ROI) for most districts within each state based on the
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Our nation’s school system has for too long failed to ensure that education funding consistently promotes strong student achievement. After adjusting for inflation, education spending
