March 26, 2009
The full text of the Court’s decision is here for you stalwarts, but here’s a Cliff Notes version: Judge Peter Doyne, quoting from Abbott II, […]
March 20, 2009
Commissioner Lucille Davy today released the 2009 Comparative Spending Guide, the DOE’s annual statistical report that details local school spending and ranks districts based on […]
March 19, 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer just reported that the NJ DOE has bowed to pressure and agreed to eliminate Algebra II from the list of new high […]
March 17, 2009
Bruce Greenfield, Ocean County Executive Superintendent, seems way ahead of the curve on his marching orders to offer consolidation proposals to the DOE. According to […]
March 16, 2009
Was the headline writer for the New York Times having some fun when he titled John Mooney’s piece on Sunday, “Dozens of Schools to Benefit […]
March 12, 2009
Given the complexity of this economic situation, any increase at all is a victory. We are very, very fortunate that the governor has made education […]
March 6, 2009
The DOE, that is. In yet another example of overreaching and/or lack of due diligence, the new regulations issued as Fiscal Accountablility, Efficiency and Budgeting […]
March 5, 2009
A Star-Ledger editorial today pans the DOE’s new high school graduation requirements: Education Commissioner Lucille Davy insists all children are born with the ability to […]
March 4, 2009
A piece in the Gloucester County Times surveys three districts in regard to the newly rigorous high school requirements: Washington, which boasts a 97% graduation […]
March 2, 2009
Yesterday’s New Jersey section of the New York Times features an article by John Mooney regarding public preschools, with his focus on the uncertainty surrounding […]