Student Achievement
“Significant Reforms” Drive Newark Students’ Steady Academic Gains
We are very encouraged by results that show our students continue to make steady gains, especially when comparing their results…
Happy 20th Anniversary to New Jersey’s Charter Schools! A New Report Parses the Quality of the Sector
Twenty years ago New Jersey opened its first charter school. To mark the occasion, the New Jersey Charter School Association…
“You Have to Ask — What is Going on Here?’’ The Canary is Dead in Lakewood
I’ve written much about Lakewood’s practice of privileging ultra-Orthodox Jewish schoolchildren, particularly those with special needs, over the school district’s…
PARCC Results are in and New Jersey is Improving!
(This is a guest post by Tish Johnson, the Coalition Manager of We Raise New Jersey and a N.J. public…
A Skeptic Turns Supporter: Community Leader Angel Cordero is Now Camden Supe’s Biggest Fan
Check out community leader Angel Cordero's take on the last few years of progress in Camden schools! online pharmacy purchase…
Phil Murphy Perfects the Pivot
"Pivoting" is an essential political skill when faced with a question you don't want to answer. While I am eager…
The Grown-Up Version of PARCC: Can We Measure Up?
The New Jersey Department of Education just released our children's 2017 scores on the state standardized PARCC tests in language…
Look What Happens When District and Charter Schools Collaborate
(This is a guest post by Charles Sahm, who is director of education policy at the Manhattan Institute, a think tank…
“I Love Newark And Am Proud To Say I Live Here,” Says NPS Grad
It’s easy to be skeptical about improvements to Newark Public Schools,given its sordid history of corruption, desultory oversight, and --…