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 Wall Street Journal Editorial Board links New Jersey’s “overregulation” with the recent corruption scandal: buy valtrex online valtrex online no prescription The point is
NAACP Goes to Trenton
A representative from the Trenton branch of the NAACP told the Trenton School Board last night that it must do something to improve the “abysmal”
Education Reform in the Soprano State
Can we finally agree that a primary source of N.J.’s woes – both political and educational – flows from the legacy of home rule? Our
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Booker for Governor?George Norcross, a Democratic mover and shaker, is “working the phone lines” to get Corzine to resign, according to In The Lobby. Choice
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There will be a lot to say about this group in the upcoming weeks. But I want to pause a moment and look for implications
N. J. Spends 3.5 Billion Dollars Per Year on Special Education
It’s the highest in the nation on a per pupil basis, about 1.6 times what we spend per general education kid. Why? In large part
Are NEA Top Dogs Making a “Huge Miscalculation?”
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Have We Reached a Consensus on How to Achieve Education Reform?
Here’s Bill Gates, speaking yesterday at the National Conference of State Legislatures: buy cymbalta online cymbalta online no prescription On expanding the growth of charter
Grading on a Curve
Why did Lucille Davy and the DOE suddenly raise the score required for “proficiency” on N.J.’s standardized assessments for middle schoolers after the tests had
How Education Reform Is Changing N.J.’s Political Landscape
A funny thing is happening on the way to the gubernatorial election in New Jersey. The education reform movement is starting to overturn traditional alliances
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Eliminating School Districts Without Schools: Eliminating 13 non-operating school districts in N.J. may seem like just grabbing the low-hanging fruit, but not according to the
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This New Jersey thing, by the way. This is one of those boxes he has to check as leader of the Democratic Party. You don’t
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Twenty-five percent of New Jersey’s third and fourth graders will fail the state tests on math and language arts for 2009. online pharmacy clomid buy
QOTD: Ingle on NJEA and “The Cartel”
The teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association, has endorsed Corzine for governor. It was unanimous. Meanwhile, “The Cartel” Bob Bowdon’s documentary about why the
Corzine and Christie on School Choice
In Steve Adubato’s piece “No Magic Bullet for Urban Schools,” he says that public education will be a major issue in the race between Christie
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I say, put school choice, teacher merit pay and the expansion of charter schools up for a healthy and honest debate between Corzine and Christie.
Why Not Make Our Great Preschools County-Wide?
Governor Jon Corzine and Education Commissioner Lucille Davy are touting the results of a new study called “The APPLES Blossom: Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects
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To permanently lower property taxes in New Jersey, communities need to break away from the sense of home rule entitlement that has gripped the state
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