charter schools

QOD: If You Think That Charter Schools “Cream” Top Students, Look at Traditional Schools

David Osborne and Anne Osborne in US News and World Report: Creaming can take several forms: self-selection by the most motivated…

8 years ago

Wake Up, Mayor de Blasio

Various media outlets (Politico, Chalkbeat, NY Post, Daily News, The 74) are reporting on New York City Mayor Bill de…

8 years ago

What De Blasio’s Charter School Hostility Means for NYC’s Schoolchildren

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference last year on his plan to curtail expansions of…

8 years ago

The Tribalism of Teacher Unions

In today’s New York Times Paul Krugman, in the context of the DNC and RNC conventions, describes the difference between…

8 years ago

What Does the Status Quo Have Against One Child’s Success Story?

On Tuesday NJ Spotlight published an inspiring speech by a Newark teenager about his journey through high school— from quitting Uncommon…

8 years ago

If You Hate Space-Sharing of Schools, Don’t Blame Charters

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has long regarded charter schools with antipathy, particularly the practice of allowing them…

8 years ago

A Few Corrections to Dana Goldstein’s Slate Piece on Christie’s School Funding Proposal

Dana Goldstein has an article in Slate today called “Chris Christie’s Education Plan is Shocking.” While there’s much to like…

8 years ago

QOD: Kofi from the South Bronx Tells Brian Lehrer Why He’s “Baffled” at De Blasio’s Charter School Opposition

Every weekday morning WNYC host Brian Lehrer hosts a radio show on "what matters most now in local and national…

8 years ago

Nine New Charters Get Preliminary Approval from New Jersey Commissioner

Here's the list:Ailanthus Charter School, Franklin Township, New Brunswick (Somerset County); K-1 progressing to K-4/ 120 to 300 studentCollege Achieve…

8 years ago

QOD: N.J. Senate President Sweeney: I Support Standardized Tests and “See Value” in Charter Schools

From Politico:State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he supported standardized tests and questioned the “hysteria” surrounding PARCC, New Jersey’s latest…

8 years ago