Newark

Newark Advisory Board Votes for Adults, Not Children

Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson has overruled the district Advisory Board and now some of the city’s most successful charter schools…

12 years ago

Damn Those Evil Hedge Fund Managers

Today’s Star-Ledger describes a program in Newark, the Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP), that offers highly-motivated students an…

13 years ago

Newark Sup Cami Anderson’s Contract

NJ Spotlight has a scoop today: the online paper filed an Open Public Records Request with the State and received…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

In today's Star-Ledger, the Editorial Board considers the rift between New Jersey Republicans and Democrats on education reform -- particularly…

13 years ago

Newark’s Union Prez on the Enslavement of Newark Public Schools

Tom Moran in today’s Star-Ledger describes the raucous scene in Newark last week at a community forum. Newark teacher union…

13 years ago

Cami Anderson, Newark Superintendent, on LIFO

("LIFO" means "last in, first out," i.e., when public school districts reduce staff due to declining enrollment they must lay…

13 years ago

Do Charter Schools Sacrifice Non-Charter Kids?

Dr. Bruce Baker has a good blog post up called “NJ Charter School Data Round-Up” in which he compares demographics…

13 years ago

Newark Union Prez on Teacher Quality

“It’s very easy to blame the sinking of the Titanic on the captain, but I would think the crew had…

13 years ago

Newark and Ed Reform

For an example of the strange alliances begot by education reform, check this out: the hoary American Civil Liberties Union…

13 years ago

LIFO in Action

NJ Spotlight reports on Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s transition, particularly in regards to using previously excessed teachers from Newark’s own…

13 years ago