school boards

Question of the Day

What gets people so angry at the idea of incorporating a degree of professional accountability into teaching and administrating? My…

14 years ago

Want Some More Tea With Your Sugar?

Lots of coverage today as NJEA released its reform proposals: check out the Star-Ledger (which focuses on the Christie Administration’s…

14 years ago

Christie the Socialist

One of the tenets of education reform is fiscal and academic accountability, which has become a mantra of Chris Christie’s…

14 years ago

If the Education Committee’s Session Wasn’t Enough of a Hoot

...the Senate Education Committee is considering a bill, S295, that disqualifies school board members from service without criminal history background…

14 years ago

Redefining School Reform

Let’s start with something we can all agree with: some of NJ’s public schools are great and some stink. The…

14 years ago

Giving it Up for Trenton

At what point does a state government concede defeat regarding a school district’s accountability? Seems like that might be right…

14 years ago

Lede of the Day

From the Sacramento Bee: "Scott Plotkin, executive director of the California School Boards Association, announced his retirement Friday amid revelations…

14 years ago

Glenn Beck Award*

Yes, two Glenn Beck awards in a week. It’s that kind of week. Here’s the Star-Ledger Editorial Board’s thoughts (we’re…

14 years ago

RTTT Update

The Record reports that as of yesterday 292 districts out of our 658 districts and charters had sent back their…

14 years ago

NJEA: Fashion Disaster

Big education news today: In a letter to NJEA Prez Barbara Keshishian and NJSBA Exec. Dir. Marie Bilik, Gov. Christie…

15 years ago