charter schools

N.J. D.O.E. Approves 3 New Charters and 16 Expansions

Yesterday the New Jersey Department of Education announced the results of the most recent round of charter school authorizations. Three…

9 years ago

New York’s Unlegislated Charter School Cap

(This is a guest post from Dirk Tillotson, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Great Schools Choices which supports…

9 years ago

Trying to Reconcile Hillary Clinton’s “Firewall” of Black Americans with her Anti-Charter Rhetoric

Well, it's a hard slog, but today the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board gives such reconciliation a shot. No dice.…

9 years ago

In Camden, Renaissance Schools are Community Schools

One of the constant complaints from the anti-charter cadre is that independent schools decimate neighborhood schools, which sometimes serve as…

9 years ago

Oy Gevalt: Newark Teachers Union President Needs a Little R & R

Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon has an editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight  where he argues  that New Jersey taxpayers should…

9 years ago

Newark Mayor Appears Before City Council and Attacks School Choice

On Friday afternoon Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in a closed City Council meeting (YouTube video here) and told city…

9 years ago

Save Our Schools-NJ Misses the Point on Charter School Authorization

Save Our Schools-NJ posts today that “there is mad rush by charter schools across NJ to grab more market share &…

9 years ago

Dear Anti-Choice Lobbyists: Get Out of the Way of Parents

I’ve followed discourse about Newark’s public education system for years and, suddenly, there’s a shift. While education politics and policy…

9 years ago

QOD: “I am living proof that education reform hasn’t failed in Newark”

Wydeyah Hay, alumna of KIPP New Jersey's TEAM Academy:While some of the things I’ve read have said that reform has…

9 years ago

Should Newark’s Facebook Money Been Used Solely for Charter School Expansion? New Data Too.

Today at The74, Richard Whitmire addresses the $100 million Newark Facebook grant and whether the money should have all been…

9 years ago