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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Special Education v. DOE
ASAH, the organization that serves private special education schools and agencies in New Jersey, is gearing up for a battle with the DOE over the
Sunday Morning Leftovers
Bob Ingle points out that U.S. News and World Report just released the top 100 high schools in the nation and New Jersey had (only)
Move School Board Elections to November
The State Legislature is set to vote on bill S-1861 on Monday which contains three items: eliminating public votes on school budgets that come in
Educational Lemons
It’s a bad press day for our beleaguered Abbott districts. In Camden, an elementary school principal pleaded guilty yesterday to billing the district for more
NJASA Goes to State Court over DOE Regs
The Star-Ledger reports today that the U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by NJASA, the union that represents New Jersey’s school administrators. The suit
Some Solutions, For Better or Worse
Jerry Cantrell of the New Jersey Taxpayers Association chimes in today on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Abbott districts. In a Times editorial
Is He Being Ironic?
Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone III, R-Burlington, regarding a new bill mandating recess for all children: We have so many mandates now. Maybe if we stop
Ingle on Abbotts
Bob Ingle online pharmacy super-kamagra no prescription pharmacy , Trenton Bureau Chief for Gannett New Jersey newpapers, gives us his take on the Supreme Court’s
Hint: Don’t Use Sarah Palin to Buttress an Argument
An editorial this week in the Record serves as a sort of rebuttal to Gordon MacInness’ Star-Ledger piece. MacInness argues (see post below) that the
Delusions of School Funding Fairness
Gordon MacInnes, a former Assistant Commissioner at the DOE and now a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School, has a scathing editorial in the Star-Ledger
Ye Of Little Faith
The Asbury Park Press had an editorial yesterday urging the State to pull the preschool mandate, calling it “a misguided mandate that’s far too extravagant
You Get What You Pay For?
While we continue to wonder about the State’s fiat regarding mandatory preschool for underprivileged three and four year olds while it hedges on the promised
Rumor Has it…
…that Corzine is pulling the $11,000 per pupil funding for public preschools intended for poor children, slated to start this September. We’ll keep you posted.
Board Members Blast DOE
New Jersey School Boards Association had their Delegate Assembly on Saturday, including a panel discussion called “The Challenges, Opportunities, and Future of School District Regionalization.”
Tilting at Windmills
New Jersey’s noble quest to give kids equal educational opportunity regardless of economic circumstance skitters along. This quixotic journey, otherwise known as Abbott v. Burke,
Hot Off The Press…
The DOE just released all 178 pages of the second section of 6A, School District Fiscal Accountability, Efficiency, and Budgeting Procedures. Here it is for
Supreme Court Rules for Abbotts
The New Jersey State Supreme Court yesterday rejected the State Legislature’s attempt to declassify Abbott districts by enacting the 2008 School Funding Reform Act (SFRA),
AFT vs. NEA
The New York Times reports today that the President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, is willing to consider tenure and merit pay.
Growth Models, Shmowth Models
Jay Matthews of the Washington Post reports today on national opposition to using growth models to evaluate teacher performance, i.e., measuring each student’s progress instead
Preschool Opportunity?
Dr. Rich Noonan, Superintendent of Madison Public Schools, posted a letter last week complaining about the new preschool mandate that all New Jersey districts must
