charter schools

Two Thoughts on Today’s Education Summit

Today the American Federation for Children and The 74 held an education summit in New Hampshire for GOP candidates. I…

9 years ago

Sen. Teresa Ruiz Scotches Opt-Out Bill, Despite Pressure from NJEA and Save Our Schools

Props to Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who withstood pressure from NJEA and Save Our Schools-NJ and stood strong against an…

9 years ago

New Jersey D.O.E., Denies Proposal for Charter School to Serve Children with Autism

Speaking of charter schools and students with disabilities , a series of documents came through the transom last week regarding…

9 years ago

Do Charter Schools “Counsel Out” Students with Disabilities?

Charter schools are often criticized for under-enrolling students with disabilities.  For example, a report last October from Mark Weber (Jersey…

9 years ago

How to Level the Playing Field Between Newark’s Charters and Traditionals? Start with Empowering Principals and Teachers

Dominique D. Lee, the founder and chief executive officer of Newark’s BRICK (Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids), has a great…

9 years ago

Camden Charter School Alum and Current Law School Student Decries Charter School Moratorium Bill

Rob Ransom, a graduate of LEAP Academy University Charter School in Camden and currently a third year student at the…

9 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

John Mooney asks, "All the stir about the state’s plans to relinquish control of Newark’s schools has raised a collateral question:…

9 years ago

N.J. D.O.E. Approves Eight New Charter Applications in First Round

NJ Spotlight looks today at this latest round of charter reviews. The state rejected six applications and approved eight in…

9 years ago

“If [Cerf] lasts three years in this job I’ll light my hair on fire.”

That’s Tom Moran in yesterday’s Star-Ledger editorial on the story that’s lit up the state and national media, as well…

9 years ago

Cami Anderson’s Talks about Charter/Traditional School Balances and Working with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

From today's New York Times interview:Ms. Anderson had, in her tenure and her resignation, become a symbol of the raging…

9 years ago