charter schools

Is It Time For Trenton to Have some Urban Hope?

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer/Hunterdon) is making headlines with his comment that “I know if Gov. Christie took 10 minutes out…

11 years ago

NJ Assemblyman Proposes New Charter School Law

A junior Assemblyman, Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is pushing a package of three education bills, reports today’s NJ Spotlight. One of…

11 years ago

Milly Silva’s Mother Exercised School Choice

Milly Silva, Barbara Buono’s pick for Lieutenant Governor, is being hailed as a “warrior” for low-income families and communities, as…

11 years ago

Education Law Center’s Beef with Magnet Schools

NJ’s Education Law Center is celebrating an agreement between Cape May County Technical Board of Education and the NJ Division…

11 years ago

NJ Charter School Wars: Diegnan Makes the Case for a Community Referendum

Today’s Star-Ledger includes an editorial by Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan, who lays out the case for his proposed charter school law.…

11 years ago

What Happens to Newark’s Schools if Mayor Booker Becomes Senator Booker?

Yesterday's Trentonian has an A.P. piece that considers the  impact on Newark Public Schools (and Newark in general) if Cory…

11 years ago

Newark Superintendent Proposes New Policy to Fight Perception That Charters “Cream Off” Top Students

Today’s Wall St. Journal reports on a new system in Newark that intends to “shut down that argument” that charter…

11 years ago

NJ Charter School Consenus (Not)

Education Law Center has just released a somewhat bizarre statement that claims that Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s charter school law proposal,…

11 years ago

New NJ Charter School Bill Gets First Reviews

NJ Spotlight reports that this afternoon the Assembly Education Committee will consider Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s charter school proposal, A-4177:In what…

11 years ago

What’s the Link Between School Choice and Segregation?

Do charter schools “cream off” higher-performing students from more motivated familiesand, thus, harm traditional public schools? A new analysis from…

11 years ago