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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Pre-School: Has S.F.R.A. Already Imploded?
The Record reports today that Corzine’s whole preschool expansion plan is “on hold, with no funds for new classes included in next year’s recession-crunched budget.”
“The Cartel”: NJEA Goes Hollywood
Not sure it’s Oscar buzz, but it sure sounds like the new movie “The Cartel” is putting N..J.’s educational establishment on the defensive. Word is
Sunday Leftovers
More Abbott Fall-Out: The press continues to ponder the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that the School Funding Reform Act (S.F.R.A.) is “constitutionally adequate” .
Supreme Court Gets Mugged
The difference is monumental, no matter how it is measured. Those needs go beyond educational needs, they include food, clothing, and shelter, and extend to
Quote of the Day
That doesn’t mean that unions don’t matter. It just means that they aren’t all-powerful. But they are tenacious and need to be defeated, over and
Ravitch Savages Education Equality Project
Esteemed education scholar Diane Ravitch is engaging in a bizarre bit of sniping at the Education Equality Project, the education reform group headed by NYC
Dominoes in Trenton
To get a sense of the domino effect of Corzine’s decision to delay State aid payments to school districts, take a gander at Trenton Public
S.F.R.A. Upheld by Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Corzine’s School Funding Reform Act is constitutional and can replace the Abbott system of awarding large
Abbott Alert
The Record reports that the State Supreme Court is scheduled to announce its decision at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning on the “mother of all school
The Cost of Education in Loch Arbour, N.J.
The Star-Ledger reports today on a bizarre result of the new School Funding Reform Act in the tiny wealthy Monmouth County village of Loch Arbour.
Movie and Popcorn Time
Bob Ingle reports online pharmacy buy prograf without prescription with best prices today in the USA on the new feature-length movie “The Cartel,” online pharmacy
Hope Academy to D.O.E.: We Want Our Funding
The co-founder and school leader of Hope Academy Charter School in Asbury Park, Alexis Harris, has an editorial in the Asbury Park Press in which
Turnabout is Fair Play
New Jersey Newsroom reports that Governor Corzine has asked the State Health Benefits Commission and the School Employees Health Benefit Commission to enact rules that
NJ Social Studies Educators Denounce D.O.E.
Math teachers (see this post) are not the only group raising questions about the D.O.E.’s revisions of core curriculum content standards, the mandated teaching guides
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D.O.E. Loosens up Teacher Certification Process: online pharmacy amoxil for sale no prescription The Press of Atlantic City reports that the D.O.E. is proposing new
Star-Ledger: NJ Can’t Afford Preschools
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board online pharmacy buy kamagra-polo online no prescription weighs in today on New Jersey’s inability to provide free preschool to poor kids
Should N.J. Schools Offer Hondas or Cadillacs?
As if the deferral of school aid payments and the loss of preschool money wasn’t enough bad news for local districts, it’s looking like the
Preschools Get Cut
According to the Star-Ledger, State Treasurer David Rousseau online pharmacy purchase topamax without prescription with best prices today in the USA announced yesterday that one
You Say Deferral, I Say Denial
Corzine is trying to make his decision to delay school aid payments more palatable to school districts by fast-tracking legislation that would allow districts to
Battelle Report on Bio-Science Education
There’s a new report out from Battelle,an international non-profit science and technology enterprise, called “Taking the Pulse of Bio-Science Education in America: a State-by-State Analysis.”
