preschools

Public, Schmublic: Camden’s State Takeover and NJ’s Abbott Preschool Program

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at the state takeover of Camden Public Schools  in the context of NJ's…

12 years ago

How Important is Preschool? Economist Says Kindergarten is Too Late

Today’s business section of the New York Times features an article about top US economist James Heckman, who has a…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day

Here’s a fiery editorial from today’s Wall Street Journal, charging that President Obama’s new universal preschool initiative is, er, misguided…

12 years ago

New Jersey Preschools: Do We Get What We Pay For?

My column today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at President Obama's push for preschool and New Jersey's programs. We do a…

12 years ago

Yglesias on Obama’s Plan for Universal Preschool

Last night, President Obama proposed universal preschool for four-year olds. Here's the section of transcript from last night's State of…

12 years ago

Abbott Preschools in Plainfield; the Straw Horse of Private vs. Public

I’d like to revisit a post from last week. In that post, “OSA [Opportunity Scholarship Act]: The False Dichotomy of…

13 years ago

Voucher Bill Fact-Check

NJ’s voucher bill, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, is the big education news story today. Assembly Bill 2810 will be the…

14 years ago

Sustaining Pre-School Gains

An article in yesterday’s Trenton Times discusses the “huge achievement gap” in newly-released standardized test scores between black, Hispanic, and…

14 years ago

NJ’s “Telenovela”

Patrick Riccards over at Eduflack reviews the “telenovela” in Jersey over our Race To The Top soap opera: Ed. Comm.…

14 years ago

National Study Belies Advantages of Pre-School

We’re justifiably proud of our extensive preschool programs in New Jersey. Out-going Education Commissioner Lucille Davy has labeled preschool availability…

15 years ago