From this morning’s New York Times: According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a nonprofit policy research group, Mr. Corbett has cut close to
Last week I wrote about New Jersey’s “Bacon” lawsuit, an Abbott school funding case writ small. Sixteen rural districts in South Jersey, now represented by
Now here’s an odd comment from Gov. Christie: according to today’s NJ Spotlight, N.J.’s controversial salary cap for superintendents was NJEA’s idea. According to the
On Wednesday I had a column in NJ Spotlight on the escalating rhetoric among anti-charter activists who make specious allegations that charter school operators and
In 1967’s classic film, “The Graduate,” young Benjamin (the graduate of the title) is given some advice by a friend of his father’s who wants
It starts here: As children and district staff head back to school this week, policy-makers and educators continue to wrangle over a host of educational,
In 1990, Chief Justice Robert Wilentz issued the Abbott II decision, one in a series of rulings that inform NJ’s school funding structure. The ruling
NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe told the state Assembly Budget Committee that he “doesn’t know” if Gov. Christie will cut education funding to trim the
Today’s WHYY Newsworks column: New Jersey’s mayoral elections are in two weeks and the eyes of the education community are focused on Newark’s contentious race
Both NJ Spotlight and the Star Ledger cover the discrepancies between Gov. Christie’s actual school district state aid, per his budget, and state aid calculated