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No, Newark is Not Flint: Facts on the Discovery of Lead in 30 Newark School Buildings

Today the New York Times, the Wall St. Journal, A.P., the Star-Ledger, and NJ Spotlight report on the  alarming news that…

9 years ago

Is Incremental Progress “Good Enough for a Student Assigned to a Failing School?”

Andy Rotherham has a great piece today in U.S. News that considers the trade-offs between transformative and incremental changes in education.…

9 years ago

Dear Anti-Choice Lobbyists: Get Out of the Way of Parents

I’ve followed discourse about Newark’s public education system for years and, suddenly, there’s a shift. While education politics and policy…

9 years ago

Should Newark’s Facebook Money Been Used Solely for Charter School Expansion? New Data Too.

Today at The74, Richard Whitmire addresses the $100 million Newark Facebook grant and whether the money should have all been…

9 years ago

QOD: Chris Cerf Unplugged

Peter Cunningham, Executive Director of Education Post, chatted with Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf about efforts to improve public education in…

9 years ago

QOD: Under Chris Cerf’s Leadership, Newark Schools has been “Quiet and Peaceful”

From today's NJ Spotlight's preview of an interview with Mary Alice Williams and Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf.Could this really be…

9 years ago

QOD: Chris Cerf Discusses School Funding Gaps in Newark While Praising Charter Schools for “Beating the Odds”

Yesterday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave his annual report to the N.J. State Board of Education and, according to the…

9 years ago

Question from Newark Resident: “Are We Working Towards a Brighter Future for Kids or the Teachers Union?”

Last night about 200 opponents to school choice attended/disrupted the Newark School Advisory Board meeting. Here's coverage from the Star-Ledger…

9 years ago

QOD:Great School Leaders Push for Both “Strong District-Run Schools and High Quality Charters”

Peter Cunningham in the Huffington Post:Charter opponents like to label education leaders who are empowering families' right to choose as…

9 years ago

Advice About School Choice From an Expert: A Student Herself

Imani Thornton, a graduate of Chicago’s Southland College Prep charter school and a student at Princeton University, has a few…

9 years ago