charter schools

Ras Baraka: the Best Thing to Happen to NJ Education Reform

That's the title of my new NJ Spotlight column:It’s painful to say, but New Jersey’s education reform community might benefit…

11 years ago

Ed Week Explains TEAM’s Purchase of Newark’s 18th Av. School

Education Week  explains how KIPP’s TEAM Charter Schools in Newark financed the purchase of Newark’s 18th Avenue School (see my…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: Is Mastery Charter Schools’ Camden Move Good for Kids?

Here's the beginning:  "All is flux, nothing stays still," said Plato, but you'd never know that in Camden. It's still…

11 years ago

The Rift within the Democratic Party re: Charter Schools

Scott Shackford, an editor at the Conservative publication Reason, notes the rifts within the Republican Party and takes comfort in…

11 years ago

QOD

 "I'm angry beyond belief. Mayor de Blasio, how dare you."That’s Shea Reeder, who describes herself as “furious” because NYC Mayor…

11 years ago

Sweeney Promises Further Education Reforms as He Eyes 2017 Gubernatorial Bid

Here's my new WHYY Newsworks column: Fort Lee is no longer on gridlock alert, but suddenly New Jersey's efforts towards…

11 years ago

QOD: The Spectrum of Charter Schools

Conor P. Williams, Senior Researcher at New America’s Early Education Initiative, wonders if we can get beyond the  pro-charter/anti-charter rancor…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: Why Is Camden’s Turn-Around Plan Getting A Better Reception Than Newark’s?

From my column today at WHYY Newsworks: This is not Jersey's best week. Revelations from Bridgegate, along with the peculiar…

11 years ago

New NJ Spotlight Column: A County-Wide Approach to Easing NJ’s De Facto School Segregation

Here's how it starts (minus some stats in the first paragraph): It’s an old problem: New Jersey has one of…

11 years ago

Newark School Closures: A Community Assault or a Community-Minded Response to Educational Needs?

There’s lots of chatter about Newark Superintendent  Cami Anderson’s plan to close some of the city schools, although none more…

11 years ago