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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Christie Fires Seven Executive County Superintendents
According to both The Record and NJ Spotlight, seven executive county superintendents received a six-sentence pink slip last week telling them not to report for
Proposed Changes to Superintendent Prerequisites
The Record reports today that the NJ DOE has drawn up changes to credential requirements for superintendents of “struggling school districts.” Taking a page, perhaps,
Updating the Abbott Canon
Here’s a quote from a book review yesterday of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eugene Robinson’s “Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America.” According to reviewer Raymond Arsenault,
Sunday Leftovers
The front page of today’s New York Times features an article on the pension/employee benefits crisis faced by NJ and growing antipathy towards public employees.
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Here’s the New York Times earlier this week with two of its four suggestions for New York State’s public education system: Personnel costs are skyrocketing.
Final Words of Wisdom from Joel Klein
From outgoing-Chancellor of NYC Schools Klein’s last weekly memo to principals (courtesy of Eduwonk) online pharmacy buy metformin no prescription pharmacy , two of the
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NJEA’s Luddism
Local school district referenda on school construction often serve as a barometer of the voters’ willingness to support costs of public education. If that truism
The Trouble with Seniority
There’s not many opportunities to use Trenton Public Schools as an exemplar, but the School Board and community wrangling over the fate of a popular
It’s a poorly-kept secret in NJ
that the Department of Education is understaffed and overwhelmed with tasks as diverse as completing design and construction of a data system capable of linking
Cerf’s Up!
Now that Christopher Cerf is, for all practical purposes, our next Commissioner of Education, what will this mean for school reform prospects in NJ? First,
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Sunday Leftovers
Derrell Bradford of E3 comments to the Wall St. Journal on Cerf’s nomination: “In New Jersey, there are 611 wars going on right now, essentially
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New Jersey has one of the best education systems in the country, which can only mean it’s being led by a dedicated group of educators.
Christie Nominates Chris Cerf
Last night Gov. Christie nominated Christopher Cerf, former deputy chancellor of NYC public schools, as NJ’s Commissioner of Education. From the Wall Street Journal: online
Viral Testing
NJEA President Barbara Keshishian in the Asbury Park Press bemoans the “test score culture” that has invaded our public schools like a stealthy virus, begotten
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Somewhere along the way, the schools in which we invested so much time, thought, and capital, slowly began to crumble—figuratively and literally. . . .
Librera the Bellweather
Here’s William Librera, NJ Commissioner of Education from 2002-2005 and current Executive Director of Rutgers Institute to Improve Student Achievement, reflecting on his tenure as
New Report Out on Achievement Gap
The Center on Education Policy has a new report out that charts trends in achievement gaps from 2002-2009 nationally and state by state. Data is
Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
The Asbury Park Press has this to say about school district consolidation: “it’s dead in the water, at least for now.” buy propecia online propecia
