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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Assembly Committee: Give Tenure Rights to Non-Tenured Teachers
What’s with the Assembly Education Committee? On the one hand, they’re squirting out preposterous bills that prohibit districts from finding cheaper ways to provide non-educational
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The New Jersey Teachers Union and its advocates, Corzine among them, is against vouchers, charter schools and anything that smacks of competition. But The Times
10 U.S. Senators Endorse a Reform Education Agenda
Can you say “momentum?” President Obama received a letter today from Senators Evan Bayh, Tom Carper, Blanche Lincoln, May Landrieu, Michael Bennet, Joseph Lieberman, Bill
Hey, NJEA: How About County-Wide Contract Negotiations?
A teacher contract resolution in Ramsey (Bergen County) is the subject of opposing op-eds in The Record. First, former Ramsey mayor and brand-new School Board
N.J. Assembly: Lapdogs of NJEA
Question: Why would the Assembly Education Committee release two bills that increase costs for local school districts? Answer: NJEANew Jersey School Boards Association put out
Education As Political Football: Corzine and Christie
Here’s a twist: Chris Christie is touting his educational agenda in poor urban areas, typically a Democratic stronghold, and Jon Corzine is boasting about his
Teacher Unions: From Victims to Oppressors
Today’s Star-Ledger features a piece on the infamous “rubber room” in New York City that warehouses 700 fully-paid teachers who have been accused of everything
Mainstream Media Pans N.J.’s Backdoor Diploma Scam
The Jersey papers are chock-full of stories and editorials today about the SRA scam in which kids who fail the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
Dems for Ed Reform Cites N.J.’s Two-Tier System
At Democrats for Education Reform, Executive Director Joe Williams and Director of Federal Policy Charles Barone have released a series of short papers under the
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The Star-Ledger Editorial Board on the new high school graduation requirements: Some advocates fear the new standards will have the opposite effect — actually lowering
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While our kids’ education is first-class in nearly all parts of the state, another truth is that in too many districts, entire generations of children
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This year, in Paterson, more than 40 percent of the seniors took the special test [given to students who can’t pass the standard test]. In
Corzine vs. Christie: It’s the Education, Stupid
The New York Times has a must-read today on Chris Christie’s appeal to New Jerseyans committed to education reform. While this state tends to swing
What To Do When Half our Poor Kids Can’t Pass an 8th Grade Test?
While recent New Jersey history is not part of the State Board of Education’s just-released high school graduation requirements, let’s stroll back down memory lane
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As long as teachers are paid more based on seniority versus other measures of demonstrated success, districts will mask the inequitable distribution of experienced, better
State Board Approves New H.S. Requirements
The State Board of Education has just issued a press release stating that they have adopted new high school graduation requirements and revised the Core
Flipping the Bird to the Supreme Court
An organization called Our Children/Our Schools, which describes itself as “a statewide education justice campaign whose membership includes education, children’s advocacy and civil rights organizations,”
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The SRA [Special Review Assessment] is in some ways a modern paraphrase of the Wizard of Oz’s gift to the scarecrow: “I can’t give you
N.J. Scores a “C” for Charter School Growth and Support
The Center for Education Reform online pharmacy buy inderal online no prescription pharmacy has put out its 2009 Ranking and Scorecard, which rates every state
Let Them Eat Bologna
The Garden State Coalition of Schools has issued a statement opposing two bills currently in Assembly: S1882, which would allow municipalities to charge local school
