June 1, 2009
Not sure it’s Oscar buzz, but it sure sounds like the new movie “The Cartel” is putting N..J.’s educational establishment on the defensive. Word is […]
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May 30, 2009
More Abbott Fall-Out: The press continues to ponder the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that the School Funding Reform Act (S.F.R.A.) is “constitutionally adequate” . […]
May 27, 2009
The Star-Ledger reports today on a bizarre result of the new School Funding Reform Act in the tiny wealthy Monmouth County village of Loch Arbour. […]
May 26, 2009
Bob Ingle reports on the new feature-length movie “The Cartel,” which pans American education in general and New Jersey public education in particular. Here’s some […]
May 26, 2009
The co-founder and school leader of Hope Academy Charter School in Asbury Park, Alexis Harris, has an editorial in the Asbury Park Press in which […]
May 25, 2009
Math teachers (see this post) are not the only group raising questions about the D.O.E.’s revisions of core curriculum content standards, the mandated teaching guides […]
May 22, 2009
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board weighs in today on New Jersey’s inability to provide free preschool to poor kids who don’t live in Abbott districts: One […]
May 20, 2009
Corzine is trying to make his decision to delay school aid payments more palatable to school districts by fast-tracking legislation that would allow districts to […]
May 19, 2009
Here’s the official letter from Katherine P. Attwood, D.O.E. Assistant Commissioner of Finance, explaining what school districts in New Jersey should do in light of […]
May 18, 2009
Ever wonder about the process the D.O.E. goes through when revising Core Curriculum Content Standards? Say, for instance, math curricula? Especially since 40% of New […]
May 11, 2009
There’s been a fair amount of buzz regarding David Brooks’ column in the New York Times this past Friday. Brooks highlights The Promise Academy, a […]
May 5, 2009
Remember a couple of months ago when N.J. school districts wiped a sweaty brow in relief after Governor Corzine presented his budget and announced that […]