September 29, 2009
Let us build a law that demands real accountability tied to growth and gain in the classroom – rather than utopian goals – a law […]
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August 17, 2009
Special education advocates continue to be alarmed by the broad powers granted to each county’s Executive County Superintendent (ECS). Originally, new DOE regulations seemed to […]
August 5, 2009
Thomas Carroll, President of he Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, claims in yesterday’s New York Post that poor kids learn at the same rate […]
July 23, 2009
It’s the highest in the nation on a per pupil basis, about 1.6 times what we spend per general education kid. Why? In large part […]
June 3, 2009
About two weeks ago, Education Commissioner Lucille Davy sent a memo to N.J. superintendents and special education directors. The purpose of her memo was to […]
May 4, 2009
An organization called The New Jersey Coalition for Special Education Funding Reform testified before the Assembly Budget Committee last month and started a letter-writing campaign […]
April 29, 2009
The Washington Post editorializes today on the confluence of two education stories. First, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on Forest Grove v. […]
April 14, 2009
The New Jersey Herald is reporting on a bizarre situation in the Sussex County school district of Montague where parents are complaining that the district […]
March 27, 2009
The Trenton Times reports on protests from both parents and the Trenton Education Association regarding a reduction of 400 employees through both attrition and lay-offs, […]
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 […]
December 10, 2008
The Courier-Post had an editorial yesterday urging the consolidation of five school districts in Camden County, specifically Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Magnolia, Somerdale, and Stratford. Seems […]
December 8, 2008
ASAH, the organization that serves private special education schools and agencies in New Jersey, is gearing up for a battle with the DOE over the […]