Christie

Christie Charter School Speech Round-Up

Yesterday Gov. Chris Christie gave the keynote at the New Jersey Charter School Association Conference in Atlantic City. (I live-tweeted…

8 years ago

Comparing NY and NJ’s Opt-Out Fever

New York and New Jersey are neighbors, but you’d never know it, at least judging by disparities in their anti-testing…

9 years ago

Christie to Newark Mayor Baraka: I’ll Run Over You if You Resist School Choice

Just when it seemed like N.J.’s absentee governor Chris Christie couldn’t do any more damage to his brand, yesterday he…

9 years ago

Call It What You Want, Common Core is Here to Stay

Today's Washington Examiner article, entitled "Tide Shifting Against Common Core," is a great illustration of  the failure of journalists to…

9 years ago

Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, SOS-NJ, and NJEA Celebrate Christie’s SIgning of Two Anti-Testing Bills

Today's NJ Spotlight reports on Gov. Christie's approval of two Assembly bills, one that bars standardized testing for K-2 students…

9 years ago

NYS Comm. Elia is No Union-First Hack

Today the New York Post Editorial Board comes out swinging, fists squarely directed at State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia because…

9 years ago

Presidential Hopefuls Relatively Quiet on K-12 Policy, except for Chris Christie

Allyson Klein at Education Week reviews the education platforms of current contenders for U.S. President and finds, well, not much.On…

9 years ago

Deconstructing the “Narrative” of Newark Public Schools

There’s a new kind of fairy tale in the annals of those who denigrate efforts at education reform. It goes…

9 years ago

Christie and Baraka: Perfect Together?

It depends upon whom you ask. The latest wranglings over the return of local control to Newark Public Schools is…

9 years ago

N.J. Teachers’ Pension Woes: the Need for Context and Reform (a response)

Leslie Kan, who blogs about teacher pensions for Bellwether, writes that “New Jersey teacher are furious” because  “Governor Christie has…

9 years ago