Newark

Newsflash: Bruce Baker Analyzes Charter School Expansion and I’m Impressed

I am typically a fierce critic of Professor Bruce Baker but this week I find myself in the delightful position…

8 years ago

Newark Parents Fight New Jersey’s Unjust and Immoral Teacher Lay-Off Law

The son of Newark mother Noemi Vazquez is one of 10 plaintiffs in a lawsuit called HG v. Harrington that…

8 years ago

QOD: Chris Cerf Goes to Washington

On Wednesday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in which he reflected on the…

8 years ago

Lauren Wells Has it Wrong: Parent Choice IS Collective Power

In an editorial in NJ Spotlight this week, Lauren Wells, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s former chief education officer, praises the…

8 years ago

An Apology to Phil Murphy, N.J’s Next Governor, Who Boldly Voted Against the NAACP Charter School Moratorium

On Saturday the NAACP voted for a resolution urging an indefinite moratorium on the expansion of charter schools. This was…

8 years ago

Department of Chutzpah: Newark Teachers Union Start “GoFundMe” page to “Stop the War on Teachers”

Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. Here's Mike Antonucci:GoFundMe is an online fundraising site usually reserved for people with…

8 years ago

What Does the Status Quo Have Against One Child’s Success Story?

On Tuesday NJ Spotlight published an inspiring speech by a Newark teenager about his journey through high school— from quitting Uncommon…

8 years ago

Newark Supe Announces Grant from the Private Non-Profit College Board

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf announced on Tuesday that the district had formed a partnership with the College Board, the private…

8 years ago

A Few Corrections to Dana Goldstein’s Slate Piece on Christie’s School Funding Proposal

Dana Goldstein has an article in Slate today called “Chris Christie’s Education Plan is Shocking.” While there’s much to like…

8 years ago

Under Christie’s School Funding Plan, State School Aid to His Home Town Would Increase by 1335%

In today's Record, Charles Stile reflects on Gov. Christie's proposal to place a referendum on the 2017 November ballot to…

8 years ago