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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Trenton Conundrum
As Governor Corzine and Lucille Davy continue to woo the court to replace the Abbott rulings with the new School Funding Reform Act, the Trenton
Michelle Rhee Pushes On
Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the D.C. Public Schools and enemy of the tenured educator, makes nice to teachers in today’s Washington Post: I often speak
Abbott Reality Check
The State is arguing today at the Bergen County Courthouse that its new SFRA should replace the Abbott decisions as the funding mechanism that provides
Overturning Abbott
This morning lawyers will gather in Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne’s courtroom for three weeks of testimony regarding the constitutionality of Corzine’s School Funding Reform
How About We Consolidate with Pennsylvania?
The concept of consolidating school districts in New Jersey seems to incite either enthusiasm or vitriol. The efficiency-obsessed policy wonks wax eloquent over potential reduction
Sunday Leftovers
More School Cuts: With State revenues down substantially – 7% in most categories – Corzine is including mid-year cuts in his budget address on March
Princeton Prefers Not To
As local school districts confront the DOE’s efficiency formulas which dictate how much we should be spending on everything from transportation to informational pamphlets, look
Salvaging the DOE
As the new data from the N.J. State Report Cards makes the rounds, the DOE is caught in the unenviable position of defending uneven test
November School Board Elections?
The Atlantic City Press online pharmacy arimidex over the counter with best prices today in the USA makes the case for moving school board elections
Consolidation for Dummies
New Jersey School Boards Association has a handy cheat sheet available on potential consolidations of school districts. Though there is a slight bias towards the
Who’s Partially Proficient?
The N.J. School Report Card data came out today and it’s a bit sobering. We’re sure there’ll be some punchy spin from Lucille Davy and
High School Redesign Undermined
New Jersey’s High School Redesign Steering Committee recently issued a set of newly rigorous requirements for public school diplomas. This effort is part of Corzine
The Merger Macarena
As districts face the music generated by the DOE’s mandate on school consolidation, a predictable pattern is emerging: first, murmur agreeably about potential efficiencies and,
NJEA Fairy Tale
You’ve got to hand it to Michael Winerip of the New York Times. Once a hard-hitting reporter on beats like inner-city poverty – think Jonathan
Gusciora Takes on Home Rule
George Amick of the Trenton Times has a good piece today depicting the playground politics underway between Assemblyman Reed Gusciora of Princeton Borough and the
Sunday Leftovers
Paul Mulshine bemoans the cost per pupil of education in N.J.. From today’s Star-Ledger: I discussed this the other day with Jeffrey Reed of the
Rush Holt on N.J.’s “Skimming Problem”
The Federal stimulus package, approved by the House and headed for the Senate, allots billions of dollars towards schools, and New Jersey school board members
Roxbury Settlement
If you want a sense of the zeitgeist in New Jersey regarding teacher salaries, there’s no better barometer than the public reaction to the recent
The Politics of High School Reform
There’s been much talk about reforming our high schools so that, according to the ubiquitous soundbite, our students are prepared for the 21st century in
