charter schools

NJEA’s “Punch List” of Everything Wrong with Camden Public Schools

On Monday, N.J. Education Association and the Camden Education Association  issued a joint press release assailing the State Legislature for…

10 years ago

Urban Hope Act Amendments Approved by Evil N.J. Republi-Crates

My parents (may their memories be a blessing) would have loved Blue Jersey, that unabashedly 60’s-ish website that drapes itself…

10 years ago

New Newsworks column: Newark’s School Reform Battle is Taking a Toll on its Union

 Last week I wrote here about a legal dispute in Camden: twenty-five local residents, backed by several statewide anti-charter groups,…

10 years ago

National Charter School Enrollment up by 12.6%

Today's Washington Post looks at trends in this form of school choice:Nationwide, about 2.5 million public school students were enrolled…

10 years ago

Let Non-Profit Charters Thrive (and, no, it’s not a corporate conspiracy)

On Wednesday I had a column in NJ Spotlight on the escalating rhetoric among anti-charter activists who make specious allegations…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Post: Camden’s Charter Schools: Law Suits and Politics

It starts here: Just under two years ago, a group of Camden parents filed a class action complaint with then-New…

10 years ago

New Spotlight column: Are Charter Schools the Next Goldmine for Billionaires?

In 1967’s classic film, “The Graduate,” young Benjamin (the graduate of the title) is given some advice by a friend…

10 years ago

Oy Vey Department: Save Our Schools Sues N.J.’s Ed Comm. For Permitting School Choice in Camden

Save Our Schools is suing New Jersey Commissioner of Education David Hespe for approving the applications of  two highly-regarded charter…

10 years ago

From Abbott to Vergara: Irony in Camden

This week I had a column in NJ Spotlight about  the upcoming anniversary of the Abbott v. Burke cases, specifically…

10 years ago

New Spotlight column: What we forget about Abbott v. Burke

 It start here: Next month marks the 25th anniversary of the oral arguments over New Jersey’s most important public education…

10 years ago