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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High School Reform (and they all look just the same)
Speaking of soliciting public input, the D.O.E. is inviting comment on the new high school curriculum and the subject specific tests that will become a
Public Weighs in on Staff Costs
Here’s a new twist. As New Jersey’s ire grows towards teacher and staff recession-proof salaries increases and contribution-free benefits, residents are speaking up. The Trenton
Sunday Leftovers
All Budget All the Time: School district budgets are the focus of much media this week, with many districts slashing programs and laying off staff
Pension Fund Shenanigans
This week’s missive from the D.O.E. telling school districts that they could skip their payments to the Teachers Pension Fund (see here) is almost moot.
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The entrenched system of home rule in our state is both a blessing and a curse. We simultaneously have the Jeffersonian ideal of hands-on government,
Consolidation Consensus? Not So Much…
Is school district consolidation efficient or inefficient? Today’s papers give us both sides of the argument. First, the Asbury Park Press reports on a panel
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The governor is proud he is raising support for education, but our public boards have not dealt with student achievement in the public schools, nor
Deadbeat D.O.E.
Local school districts in N.J. got an unhappy surprise yesterday afternoon at 4 pm: an email from the D.O.E. informing them that the State was
Living in a Post-Abbott World
Last week, Judge Peter Doyne announced a ruling that, if upheld, will change the way we finance the education of poor children in New Jersey.
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Not a good news day for the teaching profession: The whole society is based on merit. Why is public education the only place where we
Education$=?
NorthJersey, in “Fixing Abbott,” applauds Governor Corzine’s School Funding Reform Act and Judge Doyne’s ruling last week that allows the State to fund poor kids
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My point is that if we’ve done everything we can to improve teacher pay and teacher performance and training and development, some people just aren’t
Sunday Leftovers
Education Law Center Gets Another Loss in Their Column: The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 5-0 on Thursday that the D.O.E. does not have to
Abbott Obsolescence
The Star-Ledger Editorial Page is applauding Judge Peter E. Doyne’s decision that the Supreme Court’s 1990 decision Abbott vs. Burke II is obsolete. Here’s the
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Courtesy of Alfred Doblin, Record Editorial Columnist: JON CORZINE finally caught a break. A Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that the governor’s new school aid
Trenton Playing Fast and Loose with I.E.P.’s?
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Corzine Gets Greedy
The Governor’s Office just issued a press release saluting the Court’s decision on Abbott v. SFRA (see post below) and squabbling with Judge Doyne’s ruling
SFRA v. Abbott Highlights
The full text of the Court’s decision is here for you stalwarts, but here’s a Cliff Notes version: Judge Peter Doyne, quoting from Abbott II,
SFRA Knocks Out Abbott
Here, hot off the press, is Superior Court Judge Peter E. Doyne’s ruling on the State D.O.E.’s attempt to overturn the Abbott decisions in favor
Kansas and Oz
It’s an old saw that there are two different Jerseys: the inner cities of Paterson and Newark and Camden, and the upscale small towns of
