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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JAMES: Newark Superintendent — ‘Roger the Dodger’–Ignores the Needs of Our Kids While We Pay For It
Last Fall, I questioned Newark’s Superintendent Roger León for reporting to the Governor, our Mayor, and Newark parents that our city’s public school attendance rate
LILLEY: Where Do You Stand on Vaccines, Montclair Mayor/NJEA Veep Sean Spiller?
There has been a lot of reporting on the Montclair schools re-opening dispute, but that the press has neglected to ask NJEA Vice president/Montclair Mayor
COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?
This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or possibly just CEA leaders). Here,
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“If You’re Not a White Boy, You’re Less Likely to Be Diagnosed with Autism”
The National Autism Coordinator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently submitted a report to Congress called “Young Adults and Transitioning Youth
“I’m Embarrassed By My Union”: NJ Teachers Respond to NJEA’s Vendetta Against Steve Sweeney
As many (if not all) of you know, NJEA leaders have made an ill-considered decision to throw their clout behind Fran Grenier, who is running
NJEA and the Politics of Resentment
N.J.’s big education news is our kids’ sharp rise in proficiency levels on this past Spring’s state standardized test called PARCC — districts will release
“I Am a Proud Public School Teacher But I Am Ashamed of My Union Leadership at NJEA”
I am a proud public school teacher, but I am ashamed of my union leadership at the NJEA. I implore fellow public school educators and
PARCC Results are in and New Jersey is Improving!
(This is a guest post by Tish Johnson, the Coalition Manager of We Raise New Jersey and a N.J. public school parent. We Raise New
Follow the Money All the Way to Lakewood; Or, Kneel to the Vaad
This just in from online pharmacy purchase kamagra-polo online generic Matt Rooney of Save Jersey, who speculates how Governor-to-be Phil Murphy so easily secured the
N.J. Mom Contemplates School Choices for Her Career-Oriented Daughter
(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
President of Camden Education Association Goes Off the Rails
What’s this? On the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Keith Benson, the newly elected president of one of NJ’s largest teachers unions, published an
When School Choicers Start to Behave Like the Establishment: Charter Schools Protecting Turf Against Another Charter School
This is a guest post by Bob Bowdon, the Executive Director of Choice Media, an education news service, website and smartphone app. Is it possible for
Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf Condemns Rollback of DACA
Newark Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Christopher D. Cerf responded on Tuesday to news that the federal government was dissolving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Fact Check for Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver
Last week AFT President Randi Weingarten hosted teachers from Newark, Perth Amboy, North Bergen, and Garfield for a meet-and-greet with gubernatorial shoo-ins Phil Murphy and
Anyone Have Some Dragonglass?
Superintendents aren’t going to advocate for eliminating their jobs. School business administrators aren’t going to advocate for eliminating their jobs. School boards are not going
Education Law Center Files Complaint with Attorney General Re: Lakewood Board’s Hiring of Inzelbuch
Yesterday Education Law Center’ Executive Director David Sciarra sent a formal complaint to the Office of the Attorney General in Trenton. The letter is addressed
Is Our Education System Leaving Creative Children Behind?
(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
What’s A Little Extortion Among Friends? Lakewood School Board Rehires Inzelbuch
There’s so much news out of Lakewood that it’s hard to keep up. The latest is that the School Board has voted to rehire Michael
A Skeptic Turns Supporter: Community Leader Angel Cordero is Now Camden Supe’s Biggest Fan
Check out community leader Angel Cordero’s take on the last few years of progress in Camden schools! online pharmacy purchase celexa online generic Cordero, a
Is the Lakewood Board of Education Breaking State Law?
Today the Star-Ledger reports that Barry Iann, the President of the Lakewood Board of Education, quit on Monday night. He’s giving up, he says, because
Chris Cerf Unplugged: Charter Schools, Phil Murphy, NJEA, and Save Our Schools-NJ
In an interview in today’s Star-Ledger, Newark Superintendent and former New Jersey Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf discusses the threat of a charter school moratorium,
Can You Cough Up $20K a Year? Welcome To The Top New Jersey “Public” Schools!
Tuition Rates—2015-2016 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the revised tuition rates for the 2015-2016 school year as follows: Elementary Schools Pre-K Full-Day
