school funding

PA Education Sec’y to Philly Schoolchildren: “Let Them Eat Cake”

From this morning’s New York Times:According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a nonprofit policy research group, Mr. Corbett…

10 years ago

The “False Premise” of Education Law Center’s Latest School Funding Lawsuit

Last week I wrote about New Jersey’s “Bacon” lawsuit, an Abbott school funding case writ small. Sixteen rural districts in…

10 years ago

Christie: Superintendent Salary Caps in N.J. were NJEA’s Idea

Now here’s an odd comment from Gov. Christie: according to today’s NJ Spotlight, N.J.’s controversial salary cap for superintendents was…

10 years ago

Let Non-Profit Charters Thrive (and, no, it’s not a corporate conspiracy)

On Wednesday I had a column in NJ Spotlight on the escalating rhetoric among anti-charter activists who make specious allegations…

10 years ago

New Spotlight column: Are Charter Schools the Next Goldmine for Billionaires?

In 1967’s classic film, “The Graduate,” young Benjamin (the graduate of the title) is given some advice by a friend…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Column: Here’s What’s Wrong with the Way We Pay Teachers

It starts here: As children and district staff head back to school this week, policy-makers and educators continue to wrangle…

10 years ago

QOD: Abbott and Vergara, Funding Equity and Instructional Equity

In 1990, Chief Justice Robert Wilentz issued the Abbott II decision, one in a series of rulings that inform NJ’s…

10 years ago

Will Christie Cut Education Funding to Help Close NJ’s $807 million Gap?

NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe told the state Assembly Budget Committee that he “doesn’t know” if Gov. Christie will cut…

11 years ago

Did You Know That Trenton’s Next Mayor Selects the School Board?

Today's WHYY Newsworks column: New Jersey's mayoral elections are in two weeks and the eyes of the education community are…

11 years ago

NJ School Funding Formula Collides with Reality

Both NJ Spotlight and the Star Ledger cover the discrepancies between  Gov. Christie's actual school district state aid, per his…

11 years ago