NJ’s Charter School Politics

When is a bill not just a bill? When it’s A 3582, which directs that the NJ Education Commissioner “shall not approve an application for

NJ Charter School Feast

Amidst all the will-he-or-won’t-he Christie fog on the Jersey windshield, it’s been easy to miss this week’s stream of articles and editorials on charter schools.

NJ Charter School Aperitif

One tiny piece of charter legislation passed the Senate yesterday: Bill S1858, which allows parochial schools to convert to public charters, with the condition that

Quote of the Day

On prospects for passage in the NJ Legislature for bills on tenure reform, merit pay, and multiple authorizers for charter schools, from The Record: Brigid

How Fragile is Public Education in NJ?

Rev. Reginald Jackson’s rebuttal to Gordon MacInnes has now been posted at NJ Spotlight. To recap, Mr. MacInnes begins his op-ed by criticizing NJEA, the

RTTT Yahrzeit and Charter School Conversions

NJ Spotlight notes the one-year anniversary of Chris Christie’s firing of then-Ed Commissioner Bret Schundler because of a (minor) screw-up in our Race To The