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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 22, 2009
The Boston Globe reports today on Mayor Thomas Menino’s charter school conversion, which was ignited by frustration with the Boston Teachers Union’s aversion to change. […]
July 22, 2009
Here’s Bill Gates, speaking yesterday at the National Conference of State Legislatures: On expanding the growth of charter schools: Caps should be lifted for charter […]
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 20, 2009
A funny thing is happening on the way to the gubernatorial election in New Jersey. The education reform movement is starting to overturn traditional alliances […]
July 19, 2009
Eliminating School Districts Without Schools: Eliminating 13 non-operating school districts in N.J. may seem like just grabbing the low-hanging fruit, but not according to the […]