June 12, 2015
As discussions heat up in the U.S. Senate over a reauthorized ESEA (and urgency surges as the clock ticks away), it’s easy for policy wonks […]
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June 8, 2015
No one likes to lay off teachers: neither parents, students, administrators, board members. While an article in the Courier Post ably captures everyone’s dismay, it […]
June 5, 2015
In response to concerns about summer retention – educationally-disadvantaged children lose up to three months of reading and math proficiency each summer – Camden Public […]
May 20, 2015
From the press release: May 20, 2015–Office of the Superintendent, Camden, NJ – This morning Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard will join Camden Mayor Dana Redd at […]
May 12, 2015
On Saturday the Star-Ledger published a lengthy editorial-cum-analysis on the pushback in New Jersey against high-performing charter schools, specifically KIPP NJ, which runs schools in […]
May 7, 2015
Today Walter Bowne, an A.P. English teacher somewhere in South Jersey, argues in NJ Spotlight that PARCC test results should not be tied to his […]
April 24, 2015
NJEA is on a roll. Just over the couple of months New Jersey’s primary teacher union leaders have mounted a $15 million campaign (also see here) […]
April 9, 2015
To no one’s surprise, Education Law Center is threatening legal action against the expansion of renaissance schools in Camden, a type of charter/district hybrid school […]
April 9, 2015
It starts here: There’s been lots of chatter during the last few months from those who resent the expansion of school choice in Camden. For […]
April 7, 2015
There was lots of bloggy, tweety chatter yesterday about one of Camden Public Schools’ five community outreach meetings last week, part of a district-wide community […]
March 31, 2015
Parents for Great Camden Schools, which describes itself as “a local organization of families and community leaders committed to the belief that every child deserves […]
March 26, 2015
“The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend to be better informed in […]