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May 8, 2011
Gov. Christie says that Newark School Advisory Committee shouldn’t hold its breath about regaining local control. Star-Ledger: “I won’t turn it back over until there […]
May 6, 2011
Speaking of remedies to school failure besides more funding, The Record reports that Paterson Public Schools was about to get a DOE grant to turn […]
May 6, 2011
Megan McCardle at The Atlantic wonders about the cries of woe from middle-class parents, teacher unions, and other foes of high-stakes testing. She concludes that […]
May 5, 2011
Alfie Kohn has really pushed the buttons of ed reformers in his Education Week commentary, “How Education Reform Traps Poor Children.” He bemoans the educational […]
May 5, 2011
If selling [education] reform is like selling a car, you can’t get people to buy it by showing them a list of features. They have […]
May 4, 2011
Last week nearly 80% of school district budgets passed voters’ scrutiny, the highest percentage in years. Contrast that with last year’s passage rate of 41% […]