September 18, 2013
The [New Jersey] State Board heard an update on the intervention in the Camden school district. In the months since the state intervened in Camden, […]
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August 30, 2013
That’s the views of luminaries such as Diane Ravitch and Bob Braun. In my column today at WHYY’s Newsworks I consider the question. Last week […]
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 […]
August 21, 2013
At a press conference today Gov. Christie announced his pick for the new superintendent of Camden Public Schools, Paymon Rouhanifard. After the State Board of […]
July 22, 2013
I do try to see all sides, and so here’s a post from reporter Ted Cohen, who is accusing Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson of refusing […]
July 18, 2013
Answer? Read my new column at WHYY’s Newsworks: With less than four weeks until New Jersey’s primary election for U.S. Senate, the latest Monmouth University […]
June 28, 2013
For a glimpse into Newark’s educational politics, Newark Teacher Union President Joseph Del Grosso barely squeaked out a victory in this week’s contentious battle for […]
June 24, 2013
NJ Spotlight and the Philadelphia Inquirer report that the State Board of Education has appointed Peggy Nicolosi to be Interim Superintendent of Camden Public Schools. […]
June 18, 2013
Yesterday’s Trentonian has an A.P. piece that considers the impact on Newark Public Schools (and Newark in general) if Cory Booker leaves for a senate […]
June 14, 2013
Newark Superintendent Proposes New Policy to Fight Perception That Charters “Cream Off” Top Students
Today’s Wall St. Journal reports on a new system in Newark that intends to “shut down that argument” that charter schools “ find ways to […]
June 4, 2013
Tom Moran at the Star-Ledger has a slightly different take: And now, as great a warrior as [Sen. Lautenberg] has been all these years for […]
May 16, 2013
On Monday I asked whether the horrible hostage situation in Trenton last weekend (mother and son murdered; four children held hostage) could have been resolved […]