charter schools

Four Degrees of NEA

Question: how many degrees of separation are there between the broadening coalition opposing the expansion of charter schools in New…

14 years ago

There’s No Armanis in Camden

Today’s NJ Spotlight, Star-Ledger, and the Asbury Park Press highlight a veritable groundswell of wealthy parents and school district officials…

14 years ago

Charter School Stories

Here’s the scenario: 120 parents waited in line, some for twenty-four hours, to secure a spot for their children in…

14 years ago

New Poll Shows the Majority of Black Voters Support School Choice

Here’s an interesting tidbit from the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll on how New Jerseyans feel about the expansion of charter schools…

14 years ago

Charter, Shmarter

Michael Winerip in today’s New York Times channels Diane Ravitch:There is a quiet but fierce battle going on in education…

14 years ago

Quote of the Day

There isn't going to be any way that there will be co-existence with charter schools while I'm breathing.That’s the temperate…

14 years ago

Is Democrat/Republican a False Dichotomy? (It is in Education Reform)

Kevin P. Chavous, Chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, has a piece in the Daily Caller that advocates…

14 years ago

Do Charters Discriminate Against Kids with Disabilities?

Acting Comm. Christopher Cerf directly rebutted “myths” about charter schools at a State Board of Education meeting, according to The…

14 years ago

Newark Snafu

The Star-Ledger reports that Newark school officials are closing several traditional public schools to accommodate eleven charter schools in “a…

14 years ago

Quote of the Day

There are a variety of educational and operational challenges facing charter networks that want to achieve scale and sustainability. A…

14 years ago