November 12, 2012
Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger notes the Newark Teachers Union’s pending vote on a new contract that incorporates merit pay in the context of NJ’s […]
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October 18, 2012
“It’s bold. The teachers are really—if they vote [yes] on this—they’re showing a lot of courage. And they’re the heroes. I just brought it to […]
July 16, 2012
In today’s NJ Spotlight, Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf tries to corral the anti-charter school sentiment in NJ, much of it propagated by proponents of the […]
July 5, 2012
Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson has overruled the district Advisory Board and now some of the city’s most successful charter schools will be able to lease […]
May 29, 2012
Today’s Star-Ledger describes a program in Newark, the Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP), that offers highly-motivated students an intensive remediation program in order […]
April 24, 2012
NJ Spotlight has a scoop today: the online paper filed an Open Public Records Request with the State and received Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s contract. […]
April 10, 2012
In today’s Star-Ledger, the Editorial Board considers the rift between New Jersey Republicans and Democrats on education reform — particularly the controversial practice of protecting […]
March 12, 2012
Tom Moran in today’s Star-Ledger describes the raucous scene in Newark last week at a community forum. Newark teacher union President Joseph DelGrosso said that […]
February 6, 2012
(“LIFO” means “last in, first out,” i.e., when public school districts reduce staff due to declining enrollment they must lay off the teachers with the […]
January 17, 2012
Dr. Bruce Baker has a good blog post up called “NJ Charter School Data Round-Up” in which he compares demographics between NJ charter schools and […]
September 16, 2011
“It’s very easy to blame the sinking of the Titanic on the captain, but I would think the crew had something to do with it, […]
August 24, 2011
For an example of the strange alliances begot by education reform, check this out: the hoary American Civil Liberties Union and the Newark-based Secondary Parent […]