New Data on New Jersey’s Graduation Rate
Laura Waters
December 6, 2012
The big NJ education story today is the release of graduation statistics from the DOE. Coverage from NJ Spotlight (which links to all the data),
Smarick: Consider Elimination of Newark Public School District
Laura Waters
November 26, 2012
Andy Smarick, NJ’s very recent Deputy Commissioner of Education, has a piece up in the Daily News today about Newark’s new teacher contract, which notably
The Future of No Child Left Behind and New Jersey’s Prospects
Laura Waters
November 15, 2012
Here’s today’s WHYY Newsworks post on the future of No Child Left Behind and NJ’s shift to a more granular system for judging school success:
Are Romney and Ryan on the Same Educational Ticket? Whither Chris Christie?
Laura Waters
August 23, 2012
My post today at WHYY Newsworks addresses Gov. Christie’s keynote at the GOP Convention next week, particularly the gap between his educational agenda and the
WHYY Post: Statehouse Democrats Want to Cut All Funding for NJ’s Regional Achievement Centers
Laura Waters
July 5, 2012
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at a a potential casualty of the Legislature’s budget debate: NJ’s Regional Achievement Centers, a centerpiece of 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,
Christie Administration’s New Approach Towards Separate and Unequal
Laura Waters
March 19, 2012
That’s the subject of my column today at NJ Spotlight. Over the past few months, the Christie Administration has intensified its focus on New Jersey’s
WHYY Blog: NJ’s NCLB Waiver
Laura Waters
March 1, 2012
Here’s my new piece at WHYY’s Newsworks: why we should celebrate New Jersey’s No Child Left Behind waiver, with specific comparisons of two NJ school
26 States Apply for Second Round of NCLB Waivers
Laura Waters
February 29, 2012
New Jersey got there in the first round, along with 10 other states. Now PoliticsK-12 is reporting that another 26 states have applied to the
Newsflash: GOP Candidates Debate Education Reform
Laura Waters
February 23, 2012
So I’m in my usual Republican Debate position, cringing in front of the TV as four white men attack women’s access to birth control (Husband: