charter schools

Controversial Charter Bill Introduced in NJ Assembly, or, The Diegnan Trigger

My column today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at the new  Assembly bill which intends to update NJ's charter school laws.…

12 years ago

QOD: Diegnan Drops Charter School Law Requiring Local Community Vote

From today's NJ Spotlight, regarding news that Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) has introduced his (flawed) charter school bill:Diegnan chairs the…

12 years ago

Charter School Models for NJ: Learning From Michigan

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Michael Van Beek from Michigan’s Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at a recent study…

12 years ago

How Do We Make NJ’s Charter Laws Worse?

My column today at NJ Spotlight  examines Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's rewrite of New Jersey's charter school laws. While there's much…

12 years ago

Public, Schmublic: Camden’s State Takeover and NJ’s Abbott Preschool Program

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at the state takeover of Camden Public Schools  in the context of NJ's…

12 years ago

Camden School Choice Advocates and Detractors

At last night’s NJ Spotlight Roundtable entitled “Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey, Camden School…

12 years ago

Searching for Logic in the Jersey Anti-Charter School Movement

From yesterday’s NJ Spotlight article on NJ’s progress towards updating our charter school laws:“This is exciting,” said Carlos Perez, executive…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day: Charter School Equity

The Asbury Park Press looks at inequities in facilities funding between NJ charter schools and traditional schools.  The piece highlights…

12 years ago

NJ’s Anti-Charter School Lobbyists: How Far Will They Go?

The Riverbank Charter School of Excellence in Roebling, NJ  announced that it was withdrawing its proposed expansion. John Mooney at…

12 years ago

CREDO: Read those Charter School Tea Leaves after the First Year or Two

There’s a new CREDO report (Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes)  on how to identify high-performing charter schools and…

12 years ago