Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
May 23, 2012
Chester Finn comments on “a fascinating tidbit” from Arne Duncan’s new Race To The Top heat, which is directed at individual school districts rather than
Christie Administration’s New Approach Towards Separate and Unequal
Laura Waters
March 19, 2012
That’s the subject of my column today at NJ Spotlight. Over the past few months, the Christie Administration has intensified its focus on New Jersey’s
NJ’s Inflated High School Graduation Rate
Laura Waters
March 15, 2012
NJ Spotlight reports that the NJ DOE is way past its self-imposed February deadline to release high school graduation rates. Collateral damage is the NJ
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
October 25, 2011
So I’m here to say that we can’t wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job. Where they won’t act, I will. In
NJ Hands in Race To The Top Application
Laura Waters
October 20, 2011
Today the NJ Department of Education submitted its application for the third round of the federal Race To The Top competition. This proposal targets early
Duncan and Cerf: NCLB Waivers
Laura Waters
September 23, 2011
About an hour ago U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf and Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery for a bit
Third Time’s the Charm?
Laura Waters
September 8, 2011
The Record reports that NJ is eligible for $28 million in the third round of the federal education reform competition, Race To The Top. A
“Gov. Big Stick, Meet the Velvet Glove”
Laura Waters
July 18, 2011
That’s my new column at NJ Spotlight. Check it out. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the federal competition Race To The Top, it’s
Diegnan Can’t Have it Both Ways: Charter Schools and RTTT
Laura Waters
May 26, 2011
Here’s an irony for this balmy Thursday. In today’s NJ Spotlight Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan derides the Christie Administration’s failed bid for federal Race To The
Breaking News: Obama Backs Vouchers
Laura Waters
April 1, 2011
From news reports: The Obama Administration has announced a national competition, much like Race To The Top, to create voucher programs. However, unlike RTTT, states