My column today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at the new Assembly bill which intends to update NJ’s charter school laws. The bill includes a controversial
From today’s NJ Spotlight, regarding news that Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) has introduced his (flawed) charter school bill: Diegnan chairs the Assembly’s education committee and
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Michael Van Beek from Michigan’s Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at a recent study from Stanford University’s Center on
My column today at NJ Spotlight examines Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s rewrite of New Jersey’s charter school laws. While there’s much to like about it, including
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at the state takeover of Camden Public Schools in the context of NJ’s successful Abbott preschools. Two weeks
At last night’s NJ Spotlight Roundtable entitled “Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey, Camden School Board Member Sean Brown (a
From yesterday’s NJ Spotlight article on NJ’s progress towards updating our charter school laws: “This is exciting,” said Carlos Perez, executive director of the New
The Asbury Park Press looks at inequities in facilities funding between NJ charter schools and traditional schools. The piece highlights Academy Charter High School in
The Riverbank Charter School of Excellence in Roebling, NJ announced that it was withdrawing its proposed expansion. John Mooney at NJ Spotlight has the background
There’s a new CREDO report (Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes) on how to identify high-performing charter schools and encourage their expansion. You can