“Wonder of Wonder, Miracles of Miracles”
Laura Waters
May 31, 2012
Well, it’s not quite a trip to the Promised Land but the New Jersey Department of Education did announce that today it will release the
What’s More Important? Local Control or Student Outcomes?
Laura Waters
May 24, 2012
From my post today at WHYY Newsworks,”What’s More Important: Local Control or Student Outcomes?” In New Jersey, nothing gets our blood boiling faster than the
Irony Alert: Closing Down Segregated Schools Reinforces Segregation
Laura Waters
May 23, 2012
Education Law Center, standard bearer for poor minority students in New Jersey, issued a press release yesterday charging that Gov. Christie and Ed. Comm. Cerf,
NAEP Science Test Scores Released
Laura Waters
May 11, 2012
The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its scores on science exams given to 8th graders. Overall, reports the Wall St. Journal, “32% of students
How Do NJ’s New Graduation Rates Correspond with Christie’s Reform Agenda?
Laura Waters
May 3, 2012
That’s the topic for my post today at Newsworks WHYY. Teaser: These changes are serendipitous for those of the education reform persuasion, and dovetail smoothly
NJ Graduation Rates: Trenton and Lakewood
Laura Waters
May 2, 2012
NJ School Boards Association has a cogent explanation of the new way NJ is calculating graduation rates: Previously, the graduation rate for a given year
A Tale of Two Cities: Charter School Expansion in Philly and Camden
Laura Waters
April 27, 2012
Check out my new column at NJ Spotlight on the some similarities and differences between the radical public school overhaul in Philadelphia and the muted
NJ DOE Advertises RAC Positions
Laura Waters
April 16, 2012
Education Commissioner Chris Cerf announced last year that the DOE would reorganize its local oversight from individual county offices to 7 Regional Achievement Centers (RAC’s),
Interdistrict Public School Choice Program Update
Laura Waters
March 15, 2012
Good news on NJ’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program! According to a press release from the NJ DOE, participation next year is projected to increase
Tenure Reform Testimony: LIFO and Teacher Evaluations
Laura Waters
March 6, 2012
It was quite the scene at the Statehouse Annex yesterday as the Senate Education Committee heard public testimony on Sen. Teresa Ruiz’s tenure reform bill,