Quote of the Day

Laura Waters October 3, 2011

Fran Tarkenton, former NFL quarterback, evokes an “alternative reality” where a football player’s salary is based on how many years he’s played and “the only

Ed Reform Moves Forward in Jersey

Laura Waters September 20, 2011

Here’s two hopeful signs of education reform in NJ: according to NJ Spotlight, Senator Teresa Ruiz’s tenure reform bill is moving forward; she hopes to

Quote of the Day

Laura Waters September 19, 2011

Patrick Murray of Monmouth University responds to criticism of the poll finding that public sentiment favors Gov. Christie’s education reform package: There is widespread support

Quote of the Day

Laura Waters September 7, 2011

On prospects for passage in the NJ Legislature for bills on tenure reform, merit pay, and multiple authorizers for charter schools, from The Record: Brigid

Back from a hurricane-related hiatus,

Laura Waters August 30, 2011

I’ll jump right into the new Monmouth University Poll that shows that New Jersey support many of the tenets of education reform. The majority of

Newark’s Dancing Lemons

Laura Waters July 28, 2011

Today’s Wall Street Journal looks at the “dance of the lemons” in Newark. Last year Newark Public Schools received a $5 million Federal SIG (School

Hope for Ed Reform Bills?

Laura Waters July 14, 2011

Senator President Steve Sweeney is still telling Gov. Christie to talk to the hand as he attempts to assuage Democrats who are furious over his

Sleeping With the Fishes

Laura Waters June 22, 2011

SONNY (standing in front of Tom, who’s seated): No; no; no! No more! Not this time, consiglieri. No more meetin’s, no more discussions, no more

Quote of the Day

Laura Waters May 23, 2011

Why would we want a school system where essentially everyone over the age of thirty is a lifer, locked into a single district? It’s bad