DOE Strategic Blunder

It’s been a bad week for the NJ Department of Education. Acting Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks’ conspicuous absence at last week’s NJEA Convention produced volumes of

Christie the Socialist

One of the tenets of education reform is fiscal and academic accountability, which has become a mantra of Chris Christie’s education agenda. Therefore, the announcement

NJEA Youtube Sensation

NJEA is considering legal action against James O’Keefe (late of ACORN fame) for releasing the video “NJEA Teacher Unions Gone Wild.” According to the Star-Ledger,

Rhee to the Jerz?

The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that Gov. Christie has offered D.C.’s Chancellor Michelle Rhee the job of NJ Education Commissioner. According to the

Call Me Bret

If nothing else, Bret Schundler’s testimony before the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee underscored the odds against New Jersey’s battle to provide equitable educational opportunities for

Newark/RTTT Update

Yesterday Acting Commissioner of Education Rochelle Hendricks testified before a legislative committee and confirmed that the Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) would forbid a takeover

Desperately Seeking Logic

Yesterday in Old Bridge Governor Christie laid out the planks of his education reform platform. Here are his six initiatives, although he didn’t neglect forget

Let’s See…North Star or Newark Central…

Everyone’s abuzz over Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s donation of $100 million to Newark Public Schools on the condition that the State turn over control to

Is the Third Time the Charm?

Seven hours of Legislative hearings yesterday about New Jersey’s Race To The Top bonk resulted in old news: the Department of Education has smart people

RTTT Theater at 10

Here’s a shocker: the new Rasmussen poll shows that “eighty percent (80%) of New Jersey voters have been following news of the education grant loss