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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Stephen Sawchuk in Education Week: Perhaps no other governor has caught the zeitgeist of fiscal austerity as well as New Jersey’s Chris Christie. His aggressive,
Protestors Win Court Ruling in Jersey City
Did the Jersey City School Board violate accountability regulations and the Open Public Meeting Law when it approved Superintendent Charles Epps’ contract extension? Board President
Trenton Children’s Zone?
The Trenton Times reports buy cozaar online buy cozaar online no prescription that Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman escorted Trenton Acting Superintendent Raymond Broach, a Trenton
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The Asbury Park Press, as part of its series on racial disparities within New Jersey’s special education placements, zooms in on Lakewood Township Public Schools
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Thomas Friedman online pharmacy buy actos online no prescription in today’s New York Time column “Teaching for America”: [Education Secretary Arne] Duncan, with bipartisan support,
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Superintendents Don’t Get No Respect Department: The Star-Ledger reports on the hearing seeking public comment on the new caps on superintendents’ salaries at Kean University
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From a parent to NJEA Executive Director Vince Giordano at a November 10th Garden State Coalition meeting, as reported by Ray Pinney of NJSBA: online
NJ NAEP Scores Out
The National Assessment of Education Progress has released results of the new 12th grade reading and math tests. According to the NJ DOE press release
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From The Onion: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Education released a comprehensive, nationwide evaluation of American schools Monday indicating that attempts to teach absolutely anything to
New Jersey Embraces School Choice (Sort Of)
The Interdistrict Public School Choice Program (IPSCP), which allows districts to open seats to children residing within the same county but outside of district boundaries,
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Value-Added Models of Teacher Effectiveness
The Brookings Institute takes a balanced look at value-added teacher evaluations, which uses student academic growth to measure teacher effectiveness. The authors conclude that our
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We need large, bold, systemic changes. As a nation, we are expecting all of our students to perform at high levels, so it follows that
Remember the Lightbulb Jokes?
There’s no dearth of ink for the ongoing roiling over school superintendent caps in New Jersey. Every paper is featuring it, and now the Wall
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (as does everyone else today) that Gov. Christie has put the kibosh on school boards rushing to approve superintendent contracts above
Charters vs. Non-Charters in Newark
Bruce Baker. Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers and blogger at SchoolFinance101, looks at performance in 4th and 8th grade math
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Teachers unions have a well-deserved reputation for exercising political clout. With a nearly unparalleled ability to raise cash and organize their ranks, they have elected
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Bob Braun at the Ledger leaves out a big piece of his story on the defenseless Passaic teacher blandished with alcohol and charm by a
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