November 2, 2011
The NJ DOE sizes up our new NAEP scores: Under the Christie Administration, New Jersey continued to improve its overall national ranking on the 2011 […]
October 20, 2011
Today the NJ Department of Education submitted its application for the third round of the federal Race To The Top competition. This proposal targets early […]
October 5, 2011
Amidst all the will-he-or-won’t-he Christie fog on the Jersey windshield, it’s been easy to miss this week’s stream of articles and editorials on charter schools. […]
September 9, 2011
The NJ DOE closed two charter schools in Trenton this summer – Trenton Community School and Capital Preparatory School – so now those kids must […]
September 8, 2011
The Record reports that NJ is eligible for $28 million in the third round of the federal education reform competition, Race To The Top. A […]
July 13, 2011
Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf held a press briefing this afternoon. He announced: A “dramatic reorganization” of the Department of Education. The new structure will […]
July 5, 2011
There’s two good pieces on charter schools in the papers today: John Mooney in NJ Spotlight looks at the tiny charter school office at the […]
June 29, 2011
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board points to weaknesses in Assembly Bill 3852, which “[r]equires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of […]
June 29, 2011
A Star-Ledger article today celebrates the successful graduation of Newark Central High School’s Class of 2011. All but 7 seniors passed the qualifying tests – […]
June 27, 2011
A package of four bills, NJ Spotlight reports, is making its way through the Assembly this week, all relating to charter schools. As is often […]