Braun: New kind of N.J. school privatization on the rise
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerActing Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, right, listens as Gov. Chris Christie speaks in…
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Slow Down the School Reform Factory
Mechanistically linking test scores to teacher evaluations means trouble not accountability By Gordon MacInnes Reformers look on education as…
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Growing Push in Newark to Retake School Reins
By WINNIE HU NEWARK — For a generation of Newark students, every education decision, including choices on curriculum, spending…
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‘We wuz wrong again?’
When it comes to providing financial information to the U.S. Department of Education, New Jersey doesn’t seem to have,…
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20 protest online charter plan
BY MELISSA HAYES, STAFF WRITER The Record TEANECK — Chanting “We want a say in what we pay,” about…
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In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide
On Sunday, the New York Times published an op-ed critical of school choice policies in Washington, DC. As Matt…
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Has Teacher Quality Really Declined Over Time?
Matthew Di Carlo One of the common assumptions lurking in the background of our education debates is that “quality”…
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Pilot Teacher Evaluation System Slow to Gain Traction in Newark
Superintendent Anderson “disappointed” in teachers union, moving ahead in half-dozen schools By John Mooney In New Jersey’s highest-profile school…
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Jets Union Appreciation Discount Offer
The New York Jets would like to invite you, as part of AFT New Jersey, to take advantage of…
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Teaneck schools ask state to block virtual charter
BY LESLIE BRODY, STAFF WRITER, The Record TEANECK — School officials have taken legal action asking acting Education Commissioner…
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Latino Action Network Announces Opposition to Opportunity Scholarship Act
The Latino Action Network [LAN] today announced its opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship Act because it would drain money…
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The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011
Larry Ferlazzo Here’s my humble attempt to identify the best and the worst education news that occurred during the…
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