Newark’s big play on charter schools
By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger Cami Anderson, the superintendent of Newark schools, has taken enormous heat for nurturing the…
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Fight Back Against the Assault on Public Education: Dec. 9 Day of Action
By Bob Braun The assault on public education isn’t confined to Newark or Montclair or Highland Park or Camden….
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Texas Education Board Flags Biology Textbook Over Evolution Concerns
By Motoko Rich The Texas Board of Education on Friday delayed final approval of a widely used biology textbook…
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State Releases First Results from Pilot Trials of Teacher Evaluation Systems
By John Mooney Initial report correlates data collected from 25 districts participating in pilot for at least a year…
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How Charter Schools Are Undermining the Future of Public Education
In too many places, charters function more like deregulated “enterprise zones” than models of reform, providing subsidized spaces for…
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As Christie and de Blasio Get Voted In, Students Walk Out
4. In Newark, Students Walk Out on Christie On November 4, the Newark Student Union organized a boycott of…
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Share My Lesson’s Common Core Confident Webinar Series
Implementing the Common Core State Standards means big changes for educators. Share My Lesson understands that the transition to…
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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom – Trailer
“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” tells the inspirational story of one of the greatest leaders of our time, Nelson…
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Teachers union leader urges Chris Christie to apologize to teacher he yelled at
By Valerie Strauss American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten sent a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie…
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Should N.J. schools be snooping on students?: Editorial
A school district in California recently announced that it hired a private company to monitor students online for signs…
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Explainer: What’s Become Of Zuckerberg’s $100m Gift To Newark Schools
By John Mooney […] Where the money has gone Following is a breakdown of major contributions of $1 million…
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Is Education ‘Reform’ Wrecking The Common Core?
By Jeff Bryant Developmentally inappropriate tests, aimed at students as young as Kindergarten, are undercutting any gains the Common…
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