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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WHITE: Focus on Teachers and Follow the Money: Pandemic Parenting Advice From an Expert
I’ve been an empty nester since the pandemic began — happily free of the burden of managing children’s virtual learning along with all the other
COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools
Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How can you reduce the immeasurable
RICCARDS: Biden Administration Boldly Declares Importance of Measuring Academic Impact of Pandemic Year
Rest easy, Garden State. The Biden Administration and its U.S. Department of Education has now made the tough decision for us. The decision no one
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What If We Held Traditional School to the Same Standards As Charter Schools?
The Star-Ledger reports that the International Academy of Trenton (IAT), a public charter school serving grades K-5, is being shut down for failing to meet
An Addendum to the Four Education Promises Gov. Murphy Can’t Keep
I have a piece in The 74 called “Four Education Promises New Jersey’s New Governor Can’t — or Shouldn’t — Keep.” If I had a
Out-going DOE Deputy Commissioner On How New Jersey’s Recent Education Changes Help Students
(This is a guest post by Peter Shulman who was, until very recently, Deputy Commissioner of the Education for New Jersey. He helped drive policy
What Can My District Do to Increase Parent Engagement?
I live in a township in the middle of New Jersey that’s home to a culturally and economically diverse school district. That’s not very common
Correction to Betsy DeVos from a Public School Teacher: Reports of Common Core’s Demise Are Grossly Exaggerated
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NJ Charter School Association’s Statement on Phil Murphy’s Nominee for Education Commissioner
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If We’re Really About Leveling the Academic Playing Field, We Need to Prioritize the Arts
(This is a guest post by Aggie Sung, a certified early education teacher whose passion is in children’s books that teach young learners to express
GETTING REAL ABOUT EDUCATION: A Conversation With Black Parents, Teachers and Students
My colleague and friend Ikhlas Saleem writes, What happens when you get Black teachers, parents and students in a room with no talking points, no
Mark Weber, Bruce Baker, and Thomas Jefferson
Mark Weber, who blogs at Jersey Jazzman, has lately been focused on a study he wrote with his Rutgers professor Bruce Baker that tries to
In Newark, Every Teacher Is Sacred
Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate. Does anyone else remember that ditty “Every Sperm
Lakewood Fiscal Monitor: “This Entire District, When it Comes to the Staff, I Would Say It’s a Culture of Fear.”
Once again Lakewood Public Schools has failed QSAC, formally known as the Quality Single Accountability Continuum. That’s a mouthful but it’s pretty simple: every three
Murphy’s Names Charter Leader Connie Sanchez to Education Transition Team
Unity Charter School in Morristown, NJ just announced that its Executive Director, Connie Sanchez, has been named to New Jersey Governor Elect Phil Murphy’s transition
Charter Schools Closing in on State Averages on Third Year of PARCC Testing: Newark Charters Outperform State Average in Math
New Jersey charter schools continue to narrow the achievement gap on the third year of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
School Choice is Improving Prospects for Newark Schoolchildren But It’s Not Doing Much for Weber/Baker’s Analytical Acumen
In Wednesday’s NJ Spotlight, Mark Weber takes aim at two recent editorials, mine online pharmacy cymbalta no prescription and Michele Mason’s, which cover different aspects of recent
New Jersey Skated by for Years on Misleading Graduation Rates, But Now We’re Closing the “Honesty Gap”
Does it seem odd to you that we’re celebrating the fact that half of New Jersey’s third-graders are at or above grade level in language
Freehold, SOS-NJ, and Valerie Strauss: An Example of the Proliferation of Fake News
You know fake news is being normalized when an organization that flaunts its supposedly grassroots progressive pedigree engages in Trumpery. Okay, maybe that’s a little
Is Integration Your Silver Bullet? Time to Get Real.
Last week I wrote a post about a report on N.J.’s segregated schools by Professor Gary Orfield et. al. which I found vacuous and flawed,
Newark Update
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Beverly City Schools Makes “Incredible Progress” By Using Data to Focus on Kids
(This post is by Chris Minnich, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers, and originally appeared in Huffington Post.) I visit many schools across the
How Do We Foster Integration and Inclusion in New Jersey?
(This is a guest post by Aggie Sung, a certified early education teacher whose passion is in children’s books that teach young learners to express
