Chris Cerf Goes to Newark
Laura Waters
August 6, 2015
From today’s Wall St. Journal: Newark’s new schools chief, Chris Cerf, said Wednesday he wants to keep an open door to city leaders.In some cases,
Education Law Center’s Flawed Plan for Newark Schools’ Transition to Local Control
Laura Waters
August 5, 2015
Last week Theresa Luhm, managing director of the Education Law Center proposed a timeline for a transition to local control for Newark Public Schools. But
QOD: Chris Cerf is Committed to Returning Local Control to Newark
Laura Waters
July 10, 2015
The new state-appointed superintendent of Newark Public Schools says he’s committed to returning New Jersey’s largest school district to local control and confident he can
“If [Cerf] lasts three years in this job I’ll light my hair on fire.”
Laura Waters
June 25, 2015
That’s Tom Moran in yesterday’s Star-Ledger editorial on the story that’s lit up the state and national media, as well as the blogosphere: on Tuesday
Review: Chris Cerf’s Thoughts on Cami Anderson’s Tenure and His Commitment to Returning Local Control to Newark Public Schools
Laura Waters
June 24, 2015
This past December Chris Cerf, nominee to replace Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson, wrote an editorial for NJ Spotlight in which he discussed potential processes for returning
From NACSA: “Growing Great [Charter] Schools in New Jersey
Laura Waters
March 21, 2014
This week the National Association of Charter School Authorizers issued a case study of New Jersey’s charter school environment called “Growing Great Schools in New
QOD: Cerf Pulls No Punches
Laura Waters
March 6, 2014
Chris Cerf’s parting shot, addressed to NJ school leaders, addresses NJEA’s increasingly assertive campaign against new standardized testing, teaching evaluations, and, protestations aside, the Common
Cami Anderson’s Proposal to Use Teacher Quality as the Basis for Lay-offs of 1,000 Newark Teachers
Laura Waters
February 25, 2014
As you all no doubt know by now, Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson has submitted a waiver to the NJ Department of Education to allow her
Amplify (Cerf’s New Gig) and the Common Core
Laura Waters
February 20, 2014
The Wall St. Journal reports that students at Ardsley High School in Westchester, NY, and also Norther Valley Regional School District in Bergen County, are
New WHYY column: Who Will Christie Choose to Replace Cerf?
Laura Waters
February 20, 2014
Read it here: Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf announced that he was leaving the Department of Education to head a new educational