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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Department of Nepotism
Toms River Regional school district, the subject of state and federal criminal probes, is mired in a number of nepotism conflicts that prevent the board
NJSBA Press Attack
Both the Star-Ledger and The Record ran articles yesterday describing New Jersey School Boards Association’s deep pockets, in spite of the impoverishment of the 588
Andy Smarick’s New Gig Starts on Aug. 2nd
We reported a month ago on Fordham’s Andy Smarick’s pending appointment as Bret Schundler’s Deputy Commissioner, but NJ Spotlight is the first of the mainstream
Sunday Leftovers
“I’m a believer in the Malcolm X school of education – by any means necessary,” said Ed. Comm. Bret Schundler at the graduation of 370
ELC: “The NJ DOE Is Still Failing Our Students”
David Sciarra, Executive Director of the Education Law Center, excoriates the NJ Department of Education in the most recent widget to emerge from ELC’s press
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Disclosure: I lent a hand to NJ’s RTT application so I’m no longer an impartial observer. Please judge all my future RTT comments with this
Shooting the Messenger
The Education Law Center has a press release out that assails the NJ DOE for “deny[ing] diplomas to unprecedented numbers of seniors on the basis
Cash for Reform
The NJ DOE has awarded $45.3 million in federal grants to 12 of our worst schools. These schools won the money by agreeing to choosing
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The Wall Street Journal looks at the lousy teacher attendance rates in Newark’s traditional public schools. In spite of an attendance improvement program, 7% of
Comic Relief
Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show exposes the communist threat as Hacienda Heights introduces a Chinese language program to middle school kids.
About That Public Input…
A savvy reader points us to a document released yesterday from the NJ DOE, “Resolution to Adopt Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and
Voucher Wars
Both opponents of the Opportunity Scholarship Act (NJEA, ACLU, Education Law Center) and proponents (Education for Everyone), which would use private donations for tuition in
Abbotts and the Death of “Old Jersey”
There’s a remarkable admission from Gordon MacInnes, assistant commissioner for Abbott Implementation for the NJ DOE from 2002-2007, in NJ Spotlight. online pharmacy purchase desyrel
New Jersey the Outlier
Edweek’s Michele McNeil online pharmacy glucophage for sale no prescription buy estrace online estrace online no prescription has looked at all the Round 2 Race
Top High Schools
Newsweek’s list of the top 1,600 public high schools in America is out. The list includes just 6% of possible candidates. Jersey City’s McNair Academic
Surplus is Fair Game
The Perth Amboy school district went to Appeals Court today, charging that Gov. Christie’s executive order forcing schools to use surplus money to compensate for
Do We Pay Teachers Enough?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Jack Kelly examines total compensation packages of public employees (teachers specifically) and private sector employees, reciting statistics that show that the former do
Sunday Leftovers
Schundler Watch: Josh McMahon writes in New Jersey Newsroom, “Christie has to deal with an independent-minded education commissioner who has already clashed twice with the
NJ’s “Telenovela”
Patrick Riccards over at Eduflack reviews the “telenovela” in Jersey over our Race To The Top soap opera: Ed. Comm. Schundler announces a hard-edged proposal,
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The past few years have seen an absolute change in the correlation of forces. It used to be that a few policy wonks would write
