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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Cory Booker on Teachers’ Unions
Mickey Kaus of Slate is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and reports back that he attended an event called “The Ed Challenge for
Large Nuts
Today’s Jersey section of the New York Times reviews the current excitement over the few NJ public school superintendents who are due to receive inordinately
Casting Call for Crash Dummies
Local school boards and DOE mandates continue to collide as the Jersey papers wax on about limits on superintendent perks and, the latest, administrators who
NJ on the Short Bus
The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities reports that a Federal District judge refused to dismiss a case filed by the Education Law Center, the
Home Rule Goes to School
The local Jersey papers continue to feed ravenously on the “scandal” regarding superintendent compensation packages. The Times of Trenton headline today reads “Many School Administrators
Paging Norman Rockwell
The papers and local radio stations are splattered with stories today on some new data issued by the State regarding retirement packages for school superintendents.
Down on Skid Row
The Trenton Times reports today on the trial of Priscilla Dawson, a Trenton Central High School principal accused of altering transcripts of 126 students who
What’s Wrong with New Jersey Education?
New Jersey public schools are broken. Want to talk about fiscal inefficiency in a state that’s going broke? We spend more per student on education
