charter schools

QOD: Andy Rotherham on the Future of Charter Schools

From today's U.S. News and World Report:Today, I see risks to charters from the right and the left. On the…

9 years ago

When “Adult Agendas” Thwart Children’s Educational Access: N.J.’s Proposed Charter Moratorium

Nicole Cole, new president of the New Jersey Charter School Association, describes the political webbing behind Assemblywoman Mila Jasey’s charter…

9 years ago

Throw-Back Thursday: Bob Braun and Jonathan Alter Debate Education Reform

Last August New Jersey Monthly ran competing editorials by Bob Braun, former Star-Ledger editor and current ed reform-basher, and Jonathan…

9 years ago

N.J. Charter Schools Receive Less Money From Private Sources Than N.J.’s Traditional Schools

This just out on NJ Advance Media:Researchers at the University of Arkansas studied 15 states, including New Jersey, and found…

9 years ago

The “Hypocrisy” and Political Gamesmanship of Those who Support a Charter School Moratorium

Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex and Morris) got a taste of urban families’ wrath on Tuesday morning when more than one…

9 years ago

Ass. Mila Jasey Ignores Parent Protest Against Her Charter Moratorium Bill

From today's PolitickerNJ:More than 100 people protested in front of the Maplewood office of state Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-27) on…

9 years ago

Hoboken Dual-Language Charter School Wins Fight Against Local School District

"We got approval twice already. They are not likely to prevail," she said. "We hope that the Hoboken Board of…

9 years ago

Paging Gregor Mendel: Untangling Anti-Charter Rhetoric

The Hoboken Board of Education, writes attorney and charter school parent Paul Josephson in yesterday's Star Ledger, is using school…

10 years ago

A Fourth-Grader Takes on Jersey City’s Charter School Funding Inequities

Here’s Louis Correro, a fourth-grader at Ethical Community Charter School in Jersey City, in today’s NJ Spotlight piece on N.J.’s…

10 years ago

New Newsworks column: Don’t Blame Charters For Trenton Public Schools’ Budget Woes

It starts here:Last Friday Janice Williams, Grievance Chair of the Trenton Education Association, did us all a favor and cut…

10 years ago