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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You have high government spending at the local level. New Jersey spends a lot on education, for example. You can ask yourself, do you get
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Chris Daggett on teacher tenure: “What other profession gets lifetime protection?”NJEA response: “What he’s saying is not something that’s doable. Repartee courtesy of Tom Moran
The Supreme Court’s Educational Equity Metric
Does the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Horne v. Flores have any impact on New Jersey’s school funding system? On June 25th, the Court ruled
Jersey Zeitgeist on Teacher Healthcare Contributions
Here’s one week of media commentary on whether teachers should contribute to health insurance costs: September 14th, NorthJersey.com: “The employee unions are resistant to changes
Supreme Court Couples School Spending and Achievement
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Measuring Merit in Marlboro
The school board of a well-to-do district in Monmouth County, Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education, has found their inner Hulk and gone rogue
Did Corzine Just Admit that His School Funding Formula is Invalid?
Well, no, not in an ideal world. It’s a great idea – forget about a kid’s zip code, forget about disparities in district wealth and
Thank God We Don’t Live in Pennsylvania
Because of our state’s commitment to a thorough and efficient free public education, no child will be turned away from a public school this year
How Bad are the Trenton Public Schools?
This bad: last night Superintendent Rodney Lofton gave a preview of this year’s state assessment scores and 68% of third-graders failed both language arts and
Wasser Goes Off-Line
James Wasser, the embattled school superintendent in Freehold who is personally responsible for legislation and regulations banning bonuses based on degrees from diploma mills, announced
Here’s NJEA’s Talking Points
on why union members should vote for Corzine instead of Christie. Among the key issues: Corzine “does not support [merit pay] because it creates a
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Weinberg’s Charter School Dupe
Here’s what L.G. Candidate Loretta Weinberg told NJN during a visit to a Teaneck charter school on Tuesday (link here, about 1:30): “Part of our
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Nationally, the most important event [this summer] was the release of the federal government’s regulations for the “Race to the Top.” Those regulations made clear
Why Can’t N.J. School Boards Keep Teacher Annual Increases In Line?
What’s the source of the disconnect between the inexorable rise in teacher salary increases and a grim economy? An editorial in the Asbury Park Press
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When the private sector economy is booming, our members go along with very modest raises. In difficult times, nobody’s asking teachers to do less work.
Corzine’s Alternate Universe
Jon Corzine’s “commentary” on education posted on New Jersey Newsroom is most notable for what he leaves out than for what he includes. About half
Sunday Leftovers
“Governor Corzine is an accountability freak!” says Ed Commish Lucille Davy in the latest issue of New Jersey Family when queried about school spending.Today’s Star-Ledger
Corzine’s Doin’ the Charter School Bop
Governor Corzine is fighting the perception that his Administration is unwelcoming to charter school expansion. According to New Jersey Newsroom, Corzine visited Community Charter School
NJEA Members Refuse to Say “Baa”
Politico has a piece on the role of organized labor in the gubernatorial races in Virginia and N.J. In spite of traditional union support for
