charter schools

NJ Does the Bait and Switch on Gay Marriage and Charter Schools

Andrew Sullivan, in describing Gov. Christie’s veto of gay marriage in NJ, explains how the gay rights movement had “the…

13 years ago

The Logic of “Life’s Not Fair” in Public Education

On Friday Alfred Doblin, editorialist for The Record, tried to justify the logic behind NJEA Executive Director Vince Giordano’s comments…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Ed. Commissioner Chris Cerf on a bill that would subject all proposed charter schools to a public vote:Cerf reiterated his…

13 years ago

The “Hypocrisy” of Public Votes on Same-Sex Marriage and Charter Schools

Newsflash: Bob Braun, the columnist for the Star-Ledger, a staunch opponent of school choice, agrees with me. He just published…

13 years ago

“Direct Democracy Could Sometimes Crush the Interests of a Minority in Society”

What’s wrong with a public referendum for a charter school? It’s “democratic,” right? Why not subject each aspiring charter to…

13 years ago

Is SOS-NJ Consulting for Gov, Christie:?

When I wrote in my Spotlight editorial on Friday that the existence of charter schools provokes a disproportional response from…

13 years ago

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my new piece at NJ Spotlight, "The Charter School Controversy: Much Ado about Nothing." I'll respond to comments shortly.

13 years ago

NJ DOE Approves 8 New Charter Schools

The NJ Department of Education just announced that it has approved eight new charter applications. There were 42 applications in…

13 years ago

A Few Other Charter School Grades

From the new report, "Measuring Up to the Model: A Tool for Comparing State Charter School Laws":In the category "Adequate…

13 years ago

NJ’s Flunks Charter School Test

The new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, "Measuring Up to the Model: A Tool for Comparing…

13 years ago