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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‘For Progressives to Step in and Tell Newark Parents What’s Best For Their Own Children Is Plain Offensive’
Tom Moran, head of the Star-Ledger Editorial Board, looks squarely at a lawsuit currently in New Jersey State Supreme Court where Education Law Center et.
SANTIAGO: How Camden’s LEAP Academy Embraced an ‘Urgent Mindset’ and Successfully Stemmed Student Learning Loss During COVID
Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is the Founder and Board Chair of the LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden, New Jersey. She is also a Board of Governors Distinguished
MOWER: Six Steps to Take Once You Know Your Child Is a Candidate for Special Needs Education
Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral
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NJEA and Education Law Center, Listen Up: New Jersey Charter Schools Have No Impact on Segregation.
[T]here are several states where charters appear to have little or no effect on segregation, such as Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and Oregon. That’s
Guess Who’s Coming to Next Weekend’s NJ Parent Summit?
I’ve been eagerly anticipating next weekend’s New Jersey Parent Summit, an annual conference organized by the Newark-based non-profit Project Ready. Now I’m even more excited
In 2015 Lakewood Tried to Economize Busing But The Yeshivas Scotched the Plan.
Look below you’ll see a clip from a June 2015 Lakewood Board of Education meeting. At this meeting, State Fiscal Monitor Michael Azzara announced that,
A Request from Lakewood’s Michael Inzelbuch and Some Musings.
This morning I got a call from Lakewood Public Schools attorney Michael Inzelbuch. He asked that I clarify an article in the Asbury Park Press,
Gov. Murphy Appointed Cory Booker’s Big Brother Cary to a Top DOE Post. “Binge Nepotism” or SOP?
“New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s older brother, Cary Booker, has made headlines recently after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, hired him for a
Michael Inzelbuch and I Have Another Email Exchange: A Lakewood Update.
On Friday I wrote a post that described Lakewood Board of Education’s July 1st meeting when the Board shut down the school district because the
This Is What You Need To Know About Lakewood Public Schools.
3 out of 4 third-graders at Ella Clarke Elementary School don’t meet state expectations for reading. Zero percent of 8th graders at Lakewood Middle School
What Does Your New VP of the New Jersey State Board of Education Think About Testing and Accountability? Let Him
Last week Andrew Mulvihill was elected Vice President of the New Jersey State Board of Education, with Kathy Goldenberg as President. He shared with me
Paymon Rouhanifard and Cami Anderson Discuss the “Staggering Lack of Efficiency and Accountability” In the Schools Development Authority. Your Taxes
On Sunday TapintoNewark ran a piece that describes how over the last ten years “the state agency responsible for building schools in 31 former Abbott
Newark Students Deserve Education Champions Who Keep Their Promises
This is a guest post by Tommy Luna who is currently entering his 10th year as an eighth grade math teacher at Newark’s Rise Academy.
New Credo Study on Camden Proves That “You Can Provide More High Quality Choices for Families” and Improve Outcomes for
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University (CREDO) has almost completed its City Studies Project with the aim “to provide the public
As Goes Lakewood, So Goes New Jersey? Lakewood As a Microcosm of the Garden State.
On Monday night the Lakewood Board of Education held a public meeting that, per tradition, didn’t lack for theatrics. When Governor Phil Murphy handed his
JerseyCAN Hits Back At Repollet and Murphy’s “64 Floor” Ideology. Why? Because New Jersey Should Trust Our Teachers and Students
Late last week JerseyCAN issued a report called “The Real Test: Are We Committed to Excellence and Equity in New Jersey?” I recommend you read
Breaking News: Carolyn Marano is “Retiring” From the DOE.
This morning at a New Jersey Department of Education Division meeting Assistant Commissioner of Student Services Carolyn Marano announced that she is retiring on August
What’s At the Heart of Lakewood’s Problems? The Answer Is Bigger Than Cash.
On Tuesday, right after I put up this post, Lakewood Public Schools’ attorney Michael Inzelbuch filed an emergency motion to stop implementation of the budget
The Big Reveal: KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Graduates Are Ready for College!
On June 6th KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy (NCA) students had one of the biggest nights of their lives as 125 seniors publicly announced where they
What Do NJ’s Pension Crisis, Lakewood Public Schools, and the Murphy-Sweeney Feud Have in Common?
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People’s Prep Celebrates! Founder Jess Rooney Explains Her Work With Students Who Enter Years Behind Grade Level.
Last week I interviewed Jess Rooney, founder of People’s Prep, the only charter school in Newark without a “feeder,” i.e., an elementary and/or middle school
New Newark Report: Improvements in Academic Growth for Children in Both District and Charter Schools But There’s More Work To
The New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF) just issued an analysis called “A New Baseline: Progress in Newark’s District and Charter Schools from 2006 to 2018,”
Project Ready Delivers Over 1,000 Care Packages To All Newark High School Graduates Embarking on College or the Military!
“Whether they’re attending college or joining our military, we want to support the next generation of Newark leaders by providing these graduating seniors with some
