Public Charter Schools

Latino Parent Voices Are Ignored in Red Bank as NJEA Muffles Expansion Plans

Leaders of the New Jersey Education Association often profess disdain for public charter schools. But how far will they go…

8 years ago

N.J. Governor-to-Be Phil Murphy Proposes Insolvable/Insolvent Math Problem to NJEA Members

Accept my apology, dear readers, for forgoing my annual rant about the NJEA Convention, which takes place in Atlantic City…

8 years ago

Guest Post: Hoboken Voters Should Elect School Board Members Who Respect Parent Choice

Dear Friends,I’m writing to you, not in my capacity as President of the Board of Trustees of HoLa (Hoboken Dual…

8 years ago

Here’s Why Charter Schools Aren’t “Laboratories of Innovation”

John Holland Charter School in Paterson just announced its most recent PARCC scores for 6th graders in language arts:  68.4%…

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

QOD: Tom Moran asks, “Why is Phil Murphy Hostile to Charter Schools?” Answer: NJEA

Riffing off my piece earlier this week (hey, Tom, how about some attribution?) the editor of the Star Ledger notes…

8 years ago