Davy Does the Numbers
Laura Waters
July 16, 2009
Twenty-five percent of New Jersey’s third and fourth graders will fail the state tests on math and language arts for 2009. That’s the estimate Education
Why Not Make Our Great Preschools County-Wide?
Laura Waters
July 14, 2009
Governor Jon Corzine and Education Commissioner Lucille Davy are touting the results of a new study called “The APPLES Blossom: Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects
Dems for Ed Reform Cites N.J.’s Two-Tier System
Laura Waters
June 22, 2009
At Democrats for Education Reform, Executive Director Joe Williams and Director of Federal Policy Charles Barone have released a series of short papers under the
Flipping the Bird to the Supreme Court
Laura Waters
June 17, 2009
An organization called Our Children/Our Schools, which describes itself as “a statewide education justice campaign whose membership includes education, children’s advocacy and civil rights organizations,”
N.J. Has The Highest Graduation Rate in the U.S. Not.
Laura Waters
June 9, 2009
The Record crows today, New Jersey continues to lead the nation in the percentage of students who graduate from high school, according to a national
A Preschool Proposal
Laura Waters
June 8, 2009
The stakes are high: if New Jersey doesn’t provide free public preschool to all poor children, then it has violated its spanking new School Funding
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
June 7, 2009
As part of a listening tour, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is coming to New Jersey Friday. He will visit North Star Academy with Corzine
Davy Blooper
Laura Waters
June 5, 2009
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced today in Newark that New Jersey will receive $891 million in federal stimulus funding. According to the Associated Press, New
Does the D.O.E. Need an I.E.P.?
Laura Waters
June 3, 2009
About two weeks ago, Education Commissioner Lucille Davy sent a memo to N.J. superintendents and special education directors. The purpose of her memo was to
Pre-School: Has S.F.R.A. Already Imploded?
Laura Waters
June 1, 2009
The Record reports today that Corzine’s whole preschool expansion plan is “on hold, with no funds for new classes included in next year’s recession-crunched budget.”