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A Newark Mom Takes on Charter-Hating Adults who are “Crippling the Future of Newark Children”

Last week the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and WNYC hosted a panel online pharmacy buy lipitor online no prescription pharmacy…

9 years ago

Fact-Checking Education Law Center

Education Law Center is back on the charter-hating trail again as it determinedly battles impoverished parents in long-failing districts who…

9 years ago

New NJ Spotlight column: Moving Beyond Good v. Evil in Newark School Reform Debate

It starts here:Ras Baraka hasn’t just cooled the campaign rhetoric, he’s proven that he knows the value of eclectic and…

10 years ago

QOD: How Committed is Chris Cerf to Local Control in Newark?

Cerf told the school board and members of the public at the meeting that he was "unalterably, authentically, and completely…

10 years ago

Newark Teacher Union Prez: “We Are in a War”

“My fellow [Newark Teachers Union] members: we are in a war; we are a labor union. We will act like…

10 years ago

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Education Reform

Speaking of Newark, earlier this week the New York Times ran a front-page feature on Mayor Ras Baraka that celebrates…

10 years ago

Newark School Teacher: “There’s a Sense of Hope”

Newark students started school today in an atmosphere that appears to be a marked contrast to the agitation and unrest…

10 years ago

Newark Advisory Board Votes for Quick State Turnaround on Accountability Results

The Newark School Advisory Board, reports the Star-Ledger,  has a reasonable request: the state Department of Education should turn around…

10 years ago

Why New Jersey Still Needs Tenure Reform

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf has trimmed the city’s school budget deficit from $40 million to somewhere between $15 million to…

10 years ago

When Parents Say “No” to Neighborhood Schools

When I was an elementary school student in Queens, New York City, I attended my local public school, P.S. 115.…

10 years ago