August 17, 2009
Special education advocates continue to be alarmed by the broad powers granted to each county’s Executive County Superintendent (ECS). Originally, new DOE regulations seemed to […]
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July 23, 2009
It’s the highest in the nation on a per pupil basis, about 1.6 times what we spend per general education kid. Why? In large part […]
July 21, 2009
Why did Lucille Davy and the DOE suddenly raise the score required for “proficiency” on N.J.’s standardized assessments for middle schoolers after the tests had […]
July 16, 2009
Twenty-five percent of New Jersey’s third and fourth graders will fail the state tests on math and language arts for 2009. That’s the estimate Education […]
July 15, 2009
In Steve Adubato’s piece “No Magic Bullet for Urban Schools,” he says that public education will be a major issue in the race between Christie […]
July 10, 2009
The New Jersey School Boards Association has just released a report called “Accountability Regulations: The Cost to Local Districts,” which concludes that the Department of […]
June 22, 2009
At Democrats for Education Reform, Executive Director Joe Williams and Director of Federal Policy Charles Barone have released a series of short papers under the […]
June 19, 2009
The New York Times has a must-read today on Chris Christie’s appeal to New Jerseyans committed to education reform. While this state tends to swing […]
June 17, 2009
An organization called Our Children/Our Schools, which describes itself as “a statewide education justice campaign whose membership includes education, children’s advocacy and civil rights organizations,” […]
June 9, 2009
The Record crows today, New Jersey continues to lead the nation in the percentage of students who graduate from high school, according to a national […]
June 5, 2009
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced today in Newark that New Jersey will receive $891 million in federal stimulus funding. According to the Associated Press, New […]
June 1, 2009
The Record reports today that Corzine’s whole preschool expansion plan is “on hold, with no funds for new classes included in next year’s recession-crunched budget.” […]