school funding

Ed Reform Bill: Walton Foundation and NEA are BFF’s?

This morning NY Times columnist Frank Bruni suggests that we should pay attention to pending educational changes in Colorado, specifically…

11 years ago

Buono Gives Some Straight Talk About NJ Public Education

My column at WHYY Newsworks today looks at the educational content of Tuesday night's Christie/Buono gubernatorial debate, particularly Buono's  honest…

11 years ago

Common Core Testing in NJ et.al.: What’s the Prognosis?

Whiteboard Advisors has a monthly “Education Insider” series that solicits opinions from leaders in the field. Its new one looks…

11 years ago

Education Law Center’s Beef with Magnet Schools

NJ’s Education Law Center is celebrating an agreement between Cape May County Technical Board of Education and the NJ Division…

11 years ago

New NJ Charter School Bill Gets First Reviews

NJ Spotlight reports that this afternoon the Assembly Education Committee will consider Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan’s charter school proposal, A-4177:In what…

11 years ago

NJ State Legislature Likes Two Bills That Will Cost School Districts More Money

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks considers union-backed two bills coasting through the NJ State Legislature. One confers tenure-like protection…

11 years ago

QOD: NJSBA Ex. Dir. on NJ’s Special Education Costs

Dr. Larry Feinsod:  In January, NJSBA formed a task force to review our state’s current process for funding and providing…

12 years ago

New WHYY Post: The Impact of NJ’s New Superintendent Salary Caps

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at a draft Resolution that will be considered today at New Jersey School…

12 years ago

Why Don’t Camden Kids Have Textbooks?

Here’s a letter from a Camden Public Schools student, Kashamire Roy:One of the problems is not having enough supplies. Sometimes…

12 years ago

Camden Public Schools Will Lay off 100 Educators: Move Towards Efficiency or a Sell-Out?

Last night the Camden Board of Education voted to not challenge NJ’s takeover of its district, (see coverage from NJ…

12 years ago