September 18, 2013
NJ Spotlight interviews Paul Palek of the NJ DOE, who addresses teachers’ fear and anxiety about the [rushed] implementation of the new evaluation system, particularly […]
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September 16, 2013
That’s the result of a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll, says Patrick Murray. “A pretty good grade considering that is one of the most […]
September 16, 2013
A junior Assemblyman, Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is pushing a package of three education bills, reports today’s NJ Spotlight. One of them is yet another rewrite […]
September 16, 2013
A new study from the National Center for Education Evaluation looks at two alternative pathways for teachers in hard-to-staff positions in high-poverty schools. Specifically, the […]
September 15, 2013
NJEA claims that “NJ politicians have cut state school aid by $1.3 billion.” Politi-Fact rates this statement “true.” Steve Lonegan and Tea Partiers hate on […]
September 13, 2013
My column today at NJ Spotlight examines the conflict between those who fear that escalating use of data in evaluating student growth and teacher performance […]
September 12, 2013
My post today at WHYY (a little more personal than usual) looks at the blessings and burdens of Sen. Barbara Buono’s deep ties to union […]
September 10, 2013
Paul Mulshine is in a tizzy. Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Barbara Buono is fervently opposed to school choice programs that provide vouchers to private or parochial […]
September 9, 2013
Robert J. Gordon in yesterday’s New York Times underlines the “inequality inherent” in a (Jersey) system that funds public schools through local property taxes How […]
September 8, 2013
The average teacher raises for 2013-2014 are 2.25%, reports New Jersey School Boards Association. While various factors affect settlement rates, like givebacks on either side […]
September 5, 2013
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks examines Sen. Barbara Buono’s just-released education plan for New Jersey: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono released her education plan […]
September 3, 2013
Chris Stewart, in “School Choice and the Unlovely Threat to White Progressive Credibility,” describes himself as a former school board member in Minneapolis, a current […]