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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Sunday Leftovers
An audit of Camden Public Schools finds that the Schools Food Services Dept. is missing $2 million. In addition, thousands of meals were purchased but
NJEA and Schundler Embrace Ed Reform?
Word’s out: Ed. Comm. Schundler and NJEA’s Barbara Keshishian and Vince Giordano made a deal, and local bargaining units will sign off on NJ’s Race
NJEA and Schundler Make a Deal
NJEA will advise its member units to sign NJ’s Race To The Top application, reports The Record. After days of negotiations the NJ Department of
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Eduwonk is following some unexpected aftereffects of Steven Brill’s New York Times Magazine article, “The Teachers’ Unions’ Last Stand.” online pharmacy https://effectivetreatment.com/wp-content/uploads/backup/2024/07/nolvadex.html no prescription The
NJEA X-Ray
Speaking of NJEA, two pieces today look at the ability of the union’s leadership to make strategic decisions to benefit members. First, NJ Spotlight gives
Wall St. Journal Gets a Wee Bit Ahead of Itself
With today’s editorial buy antabuse online buy antabuse online no prescription entitled “Christie for President.” Ed-bite: buy tenormin online tenormin online no prescription buy glucophage
RTTT Update
The Record reports that as of yesterday 292 districts out of our 658 districts and charters had sent back their Memoranda of Understanding, signifying that
The Charter School That Schundler Built
John Mooney at NJ Spotlight profiles the charter school that NJ Education Commissioenr Bret Schundler started, the Golden Door in Jersey City. While it has
Andy Smarick on His New Job
Andy Smarick, NJ’s new Deputy Commissioner of Education, explains why he’s leaving the Fordham Foundation and taking on education reform in the Garden State: It
Money Is The Root of All Education Reform
Charles Stile at The Record reports on the relatively new presence in NJ of Democrats for Education Reform. Stile writes that DFER intends to “peel
From the Department of “It Could Be Worse”
Democrats for Education Reform’s update on Arizona’s Race To The Top application: The state says it intends to file a Round 2 application, but it’s
Big Change at the NJ DOE
Andy Smarick, Fordham Fellow and highly regarded eduwonk, will be Bret Schundler’s lone deputy at the Department of Education, according to the Edweek blog, Politics
Grading the Achievement Gap
In yesterday’s Star Ledger, columnist Tom Moran excoriates Gov. Christie for not reappointing Justice John Wallace to the NJ Supreme Court. In defense of Justice
Sunday Leftovers
The Record reports on the NJEA/CWA protest in Trenton yesterday. Charles Stile explains why Democratic leaders were no-shows. online pharmacy buy furosemide online with best
Quote of the Day
American education is, as always, in a state of crisis. In the past four decades spending per pupil (adjusted for inflation) has gone up 2.6
NJ’s RTTT Prospects
This afternoon the State Senate has 31 bills on its docket: one that upgrades penalties for drag racing, one that designates September 26th of each
Quote of the Day
Let’s sum up. One of if not the biggest beneficiary of NJOSA is not a) the children trapped in poor urban (Newark, Camden, Jersey City)
Lesniak Explains His Support for Voucher Bill
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Memo of the Day
Dated May 17th, from Willa Spicer, Deputy Commissioner, to District Superintendents and Charter School Leaders regarding the high failure rate on NJ’s Alternative High School
