Four Degrees of NEA
Laura Waters
May 16, 2011
Question: how many degrees of separation are there between the broadening coalition opposing the expansion of charter schools in New Jersey and the National Education
There’s No Armanis in Camden
Laura Waters
May 10, 2011
Today’s NJ Spotlight, Star-Ledger, and the Asbury Park Press highlight a veritable groundswell of wealthy parents and school district officials fighting the influx of charter
Charter School Stories
Laura Waters
April 28, 2011
Here’s the scenario: 120 parents waited in line, some for twenty-four hours, to secure a spot for their children in a higher-achieving school in a
New Poll Shows the Majority of Black Voters Support School Choice
Laura Waters
April 11, 2011
Here’s an interesting tidbit from the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll on how New Jerseyans feel about the expansion of charter schools and school choice. According to
Charter, Shmarter
Laura Waters
March 28, 2011
Michael Winerip in today’s New York Times channels Diane Ravitch: There is a quiet but fierce battle going on in education today, between the unions
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
March 22, 2011
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 words of Newark Teachers
Is Democrat/Republican a False Dichotomy? (It is in Education Reform)
Laura Waters
March 17, 2011
Kevin P. Chavous, Chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, has a piece in the Daily Caller that advocates for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship
Do Charters Discriminate Against Kids with Disabilities?
Laura Waters
March 8, 2011
Acting Comm. Christopher Cerf directly rebutted “myths” about charter schools at a State Board of Education meeting, according to The Record. Contrary to claims by
Newark Snafu
Laura Waters
February 22, 2011
The Star-Ledger reports that Newark school officials are closing several traditional public schools to accommodate eleven charter schools in “a massive reshuffling.” The Ledger obtained
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
February 8, 2011
There are a variety of educational and operational challenges facing charter networks that want to achieve scale and sustainability. A key aspect of those challenges—the