February 16, 2011
This afternoon at 2:00 Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf will give what’s being billed as a “major address” on education reform. According to the Star-Ledger, a […]
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February 10, 2011
While the majority of New Jerseyans love public school teachers, more than half believe that the NJ Education Association (NJEA) is “playing a negative role […]
February 3, 2011
NJ’s voucher bill, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, is the big education news story today. Assembly Bill 2810 will be the subject of a hearing today […]
January 31, 2011
A new bill before the NJ State Assembly would prohibit all public schools, traditional and chartered, from hiring staff who are related to the superintendent, […]
January 19, 2011
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”Mr. Spock, “The Wrath of Khan.” Charter school news is making the rounds today in […]
January 14, 2011
Gov. Christie’s State of the State speech was widely praised as diplomatic if short on specifics regarding education reform. Here comes the specifics, gleaned from […]
January 13, 2011
Liam Julian at Fordham’s Flypaper blog considers Gov. Christie’s comment during his State of the State speech that “teaching can no longer be the only […]
December 22, 2010
Local school district referenda on school construction often serve as a barometer of the voters’ willingness to support costs of public education. If that truism […]
December 20, 2010
Now that Christopher Cerf is, for all practical purposes, our next Commissioner of Education, what will this mean for school reform prospects in NJ? First, […]
December 16, 2010
NJEA President Barbara Keshishian in the Asbury Park Press bemoans the “test score culture” that has invaded our public schools like a stealthy virus, begotten […]
December 9, 2010
Charles Stile of The Record: New Jersey’s embattled teachers union’s new “vision” for public education could best be summarized this way: “We’ve taken a hard […]
December 8, 2010
Lots of coverage today as NJEA released its reform proposals: check out the Star-Ledger (which focuses on the Christie Administration’s reaction), the Philadelphia Inquirer (which […]