charter schools

KIPP’s Camden Application and Special Education

My piece today at WHYY Newsworks examines KIPP's application to the Camden School Board to open several charter schools under…

12 years ago

Paging Applicants for Trenton Charter Schools

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board has a sharply-edged rebuke to the Christie Administration’s failure to rebuild crumbling schools in cities like…

12 years ago

Ravitch and Lewis Vilify Teachers (Non-Unionized Ones, Anway)

Everyone's talking about the way Diane Ravitch linked the heroism of Sandy Hook’s teachers to their union affiliation, and the…

12 years ago

“Reimagining” Newark’s Public Schools as Partners in Choice

A few thoughts on Cami Anderson’s recent “data-driven, frank discussion” of the gaps between Newark’s traditional public schools and alternatives…

12 years ago

Via Newark Public Schools: a “data-driven, frank discussion”

Two weeks ago the big New Jersey education story was the CREDO report, which surveyed student outcomes in NJ’s charter…

12 years ago

NJ State Board of Ed Flummoxed by Camden’s 49% Graduation Rate

At last week’s meeting of the NJ State Board of Education, reports the Courier-Post, much attention was focused on the…

12 years ago

What Can NJ Really Learn from the CREDO Report on Charter Schools?

Here's my latest post on WHYY's Newsworks on the CREDO study, which examines charter school performance in NJ. Last week…

12 years ago

How Do New Jerseyans Feel About Charter Schools?

The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, "Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?" The poll is…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day

Woo hoo! The Camden City Board of Education (finally) approved the formation of a charter school campus under the aegis…

12 years ago

CREDO Study: Newark Charters Rule

Everyone’s talking about the new CREDO study, just released yesterday.  The highly-regarded Stanford study looks at the performance of charter…

12 years ago