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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Corruption Are Us
As Gov. Christie and the State Legislature try to pull back the reins (2% tax increase cap, superintendent salary caps, pending toolkit) on school spending,
Shameless Self-Promotion
If you’re interested in parallels between the way NJ’s public education system segregates children of color and children with disabilities, check out my column today
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President Obama has threatened a veto [of Congressman Obey’s plan to send $10 billion to school districts to avoid teacher lay-offs, some of that money
Charter News
Five Democrats are sponsoring legislation that would give Rutgers University the authority to approve new charter schools. Right now only the DOE has that authority,
Glenn Beck Award*
Yes, two Glenn Beck awards in a week. It’s that kind of week. Here’s the Star-Ledger Editorial Board’s thoughts (we’re using the term loosely) on
Doing the Math in Camden
Today the Courier-Post examines the dipping graduation rates in Camden City’s five public high schools, where “at least 100 fewer seniors graduated…June 30 than last
Glenn Beck Award*
To Assemblywoman Celeste Riley, who demonstrates in a widely-distributed press release buy rogaine online rogaine online no prescription online pharmacy purchase kamagra-gold without prescription with
Sunday Leftovers
Department of Corruption: The Trenton Times reports that teachers employed by the Trenton Public Schools to supply infirm students with home study overbilled the district
School Superintendency as Civil Service
What’s behind Gov. Christie’s surprise announcement that he is capping school superintendent salaries? Isn’t this sort of un-Republican? What happened to the free market economy?
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Given an opportunity, the governor declined to potshot any particular school super, some of whose salaries infamously run into the vicinity of $275,000 and above.
Christie Plans to Cap Superintendent Salaries
Bret Schundler told the State Board of Education today that Gov. Christie wants to cap superintendent salaries at $120,000 for K-8 districts with fewer than
Residents Fight Back in Jersey City
A formal Verified Petition of Appeal was filed yesterday with the State DOE to compel Commissioner Schundler to make a decision about whether the Jersey
Great Piece on the SRA, But…
James Ahearn takes on the Special Review Assessment in The Record, reviewing how students would take the SRA after failing the traditional high school proficiency
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Maybe the conundrum for Democrats is that much of the governor’s message makes sense. Christie is saying in public what many legislators have been saying
School Choice Dud
The Record takes a look at the Interdistrict School Choice Program, recently expanded in the Legislature from a pilot in suspended animation to a reenergized
Knee-Capping NJEA
Here’s NJEA President Barbara Keshishian on yesterday’s Assembly approval of legislation to cap property tax increases at 2%: This is a devastating day for children
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Like Icarus, Christie is flying high. But whether or not the rooking governor can hold on to the stack of chips he has hauled in
Dialogue of the Day
Former Governors Brendan T. Byrne and Tom Kean in the Star-Ledger: online pharmacy actos for sale no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy topamax with best
Sunday Leftovers
Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, on the nature of teaching in The Wall Street Journal: “Successful teaching is nothing magic. It’s nothing elusive.
A Different Kind of Segregation
As NJ moves closer to a 2% soft cap on property taxes, the hard costs of special education are moving front and center. See today’s
