190 Newark Teachers Receive Merit Bonuses
Laura Waters
August 26, 2013
Lisa Fleisher in the Wall Street Journal: Newark, in a first for a large New Jersey public-school system, has given out bonuses of up to
What Happens to Newark’s Schools if Mayor Booker Becomes Senator Booker?
Laura Waters
June 18, 2013
Yesterday’s Trentonian online pharmacy lasix for sale no prescription pharmacy has an A.P. piece that considers the impact on Newark Public Schools (and Newark in
The Virtue of LIFO: It’s Arbitrary
Laura Waters
May 6, 2013
Social science writer Eric Horowitz has been reading Richard Kahlenberg’s biography of Albert Shanker (“Tough Liberal“) and comments on Shanker’s view of the primary benefit
Florida Teachers’ Union Sues State on Data-Based Teacher Evaluations
Laura Waters
April 18, 2013
Motoko Rich in the New York Times describes the federal lawsuit, initiated by seven Florida teachers with support from local NEA affiliates, which contends that
Is Teacher Tenure Reform Possible without a Brawl?
Laura Waters
April 12, 2013
Here’s this week’s post at WHYY’s Newsworks: online pharmacy purchase stromectol without prescription with best prices today in the USA I stumbled out of the
Letter of the Day: How to Get Past the “Widget Effect”
Laura Waters
April 8, 2013
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NJ’s New Teacher Evaluation System; Is VAM A Sham?
Laura Waters
March 14, 2013
In my post today at WHYY’s Newsworks I look at New Jersey’s new teacher/principal evaluation and the attendant regulations (released last week). What does this
Quote of the Day (VAM)
Laura Waters
March 13, 2013
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NJEA is Out of Remission
Laura Waters
March 6, 2013
The honeymoon’s over. After years of attacking Gov. Christie and his education agenda full throttle – and losing authority, gravitas, and public support – NJEA’s
NJ DOE Releases Two Assessments of New Teacher Assessments
Laura Waters
February 7, 2013
The New Jersey Department of Education has released two reports that evaluate the status of the first-year pilot for evaluating teachers. One was prepared by