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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The State has issued the final list of how much money each district will receive from our $268 million share of the federal Education Jobs
Another Wireless Wrinkle
In the most detailed news report yet on Wireless Generation’s relationship with the NJ DOE, Asbury Park Press reports online pharmacy purchase synthroid online with
Sunday Leftovers
James Harris, President of the NJ NAACP has come out against the Opportunity Scholarship Act, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Regarding the Interdistrict Public School
Things Fall Apart, The Center Cannot Hold
According to New Jersey Newsroom, the NJDOE missed a “self-imposed deadline” of 5 p.m. yesterday to turn over to Senator Barbara Buono documents related to
Lessons from the Fenty Loss
Michael Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund: There’s a lesson here for education reformers in other cities. Real education reform is
Apples and Oranges
I’ve lived through 30 years of New Jersey Supreme Court school funding decisions, school voucher debates and federal and state educational initiatives, and there are
State DOE Stalls Smarick Nomination
NJ Spotlight has a scoop on the power struggles between the State Board of Education and Gov. Christie. While the Transition team last year recommended
Snaps to the Assembly
Give a round of applause to the Assembly for passing A-355, which makes the pilot Interdistrict School Choice program permanent. What’s not to like? Kids
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Vince Giordano, the overpaid director of the state teachers union, sat at the witness table in a Senate committee room Monday and predicted doom and
Poll of the Day
From Time Magazine, hat tip Flypaper: Percentage of respondents who think public education is America is “in a crisis”: 67%Percentage of respondents who think that
Sunday Leftovers
Senator Ray Lesniak mourns the loss of school reform momentum embodied in “Edugate” (our Race To The Top embarrassment) in the Star-Ledger: “After an honest,
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Assemblywoman Nellie Pou, chairwoman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, has issued a “multimedia package” regarding the Legislature’s investigation into our Race To The Top loss.
Is the Third Time the Charm?
Seven hours of Legislative hearings yesterday about New Jersey’s Race To The Top bonk resulted in old news: the Department of Education has smart people
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RTTT Theater at 10
Here’s a shocker: the new Rasmussen poll online pharmacy https://oklapsychiatry.org/wp-content/uploads/revslider/templates/360panorama/zithromax.html no prescription shows that “eighty percent (80%) of New Jersey voters have been following news
Sunday Leftovers
Don’t miss David Leonhardt’s New York Times piece, “When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far.” Good Courier-Post political analysis on the fall-out from Race
Dialogue of the Day
Former New Jersey governors Brendan T. Byrne and Tom Kean in the Star-Ledger on the prospects of legislative hearings and other RTTT matters: BYRNE: Children
Quote of the Day
NJ’s Race To The Top debacle continues to make national headlines, including in Salon. From Salon’s political news writer, Stever Kornacki: It’s pretty obvious what
