Newark

Merit Pay: “Newark’s Simple Idea is a Breakthrough”

Laura McKenna at the Atlantic (hat tip: Hannah J. Waters, one of the kinder) ponders the Newark Teachers Union’s  approval…

12 years ago

How Do New Jerseyans Feel About Charter Schools?

The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, "Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?" The poll is…

12 years ago

CREDO Study: Newark Charters Rule

Everyone’s talking about the new CREDO study, just released yesterday.  The highly-regarded Stanford study looks at the performance of charter…

12 years ago

Smarick: Consider Elimination of Newark Public School District

Andy Smarick, NJ’s very recent Deputy Commissioner of Education, has a piece up in the Daily News today about Newark’s…

12 years ago

“By far, this is the most gratifying day of my governorship.”

That's NJ Gov. Chris Christie quoted in today's NJ Spotlight piece on the Newark teachers' contract, just approved by a…

12 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

NJ School Boards Association reports that almost 500 school districts held November elections for the first time, “a move that…

12 years ago

Quotes of the Day

New York Times:The teachers’ union for this city’s chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday establishing performance bonuses, long…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day

Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger notes the Newark Teachers Union's pending vote on a new contract that incorporates merit pay…

12 years ago

Merit Pay Come to Newark

"It's bold. The teachers are really—if they vote [yes] on this—they're showing a lot of courage. And they're the heroes.…

12 years ago

Cerf Takes on Charter Opponents

In today’s NJ Spotlight, Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf tries to corral the anti-charter school sentiment in NJ, much of it…

12 years ago