Movie and Popcorn Time

Laura Waters May 26, 2009

Bob Ingle reports on the new feature-length movie “The Cartel,” which pans American education in general and New Jersey public education in particular. Here’s some

NJ Social Studies Educators Denounce D.O.E.

Laura Waters May 25, 2009

Math teachers (see this post) are not the only group raising questions about the D.O.E.’s revisions of core curriculum content standards, the mandated teaching guides

Star-Ledger: NJ Can’t Afford Preschools

Laura Waters May 22, 2009

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board weighs in today on New Jersey’s inability to provide free preschool to poor kids who don’t live in Abbott districts: One

You Say Deferral, I Say Denial

Laura Waters May 20, 2009

Corzine is trying to make his decision to delay school aid payments more palatable to school districts by fast-tracking legislation that would allow districts to

What? D.O.E. Worry?

Laura Waters May 19, 2009

Here’s the official letter from Katherine P. Attwood, D.O.E. Assistant Commissioner of Finance, explaining what school districts in New Jersey should do in light of

D.O.E. Gets Some Remedial Math Tutelage

Laura Waters May 18, 2009

Ever wonder about the process the D.O.E. goes through when revising Core Curriculum Content Standards? Say, for instance, math curricula? Especially since 40% of New

Charter School Fever

Laura Waters May 11, 2009

There’s been a fair amount of buzz regarding David Brooks’ column in the New York Times this past Friday. Brooks highlights The Promise Academy, a

Abbott Myopia

Laura Waters April 28, 2009

This morning the State Supreme Court hears arguments from the D.O.E. and the Education Law Center on whether Corzine’s new School Funding Reform Act is