Thank you, Professor Steve Danley, for generously continuing our conversation about Camden Public Schools. These exchanges are invaluable for dismantling some of the charter school
Three years ago in January 2013 NJ Senators Jennifer Beck and Teresa Ruiz sponsored a bill to create a Task Force to study the state’s
New Jersey’s legislated school funding formula, the 2008 School Funding Reform Act, is a hot mess. In fact, many people would concede (at least behind
Yesterday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave his annual report to the N.J. State Board of Education and, according to the Star-Ledger, honed in on fiscal
Emmanuel Felton at Hechinger reports on the the resignation of Chris Barbic from his position of superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, the state-run district
Chalkbeat reports on the status of 150 New York public schools, including 62 in New York City, that have been identified as the worst in
Preschool Update: W. Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, opines in NJ Spotlight on the value of
Education Law Center is back on the charter-hating trail again as it determinedly battles impoverished parents in long-failing districts who prefer school choice. Yesterday the
The Star-Ledger asks, “where did that $200 million to Newark Public Schools go?” The biggest chunk, 44.6%, went to labor and contract costs: “$48.3 million
Department of Dysfunction: the Asbury Park Press reports that the Lakewood School Board is suing its fiscal monitor Michael Azzara because he vetoed a board