Charter Schools Sue State, Claiming They’ve Been Shortchanged
Latest development only adds to the tensions between charters and the districts that host them By John Mooney, November…
State Readies New School Report Cards
Details are few, but new system favors rankings and like-to-like comparisons By John Mooney, November 14 in Education Get…
New Jersey 2011: Post-Election Review
Pre-election polls showed a virtual dead heat in both the 2nd and 38th Districts. Whelan and Sen. Robert Gordon…
Lights to stay on at afterschool fund, but ?’s remain
State Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) had planned an event in Englewood yesterday protesting the imminent death of the…
Afterschool Fund Falls Victim to Line-Item Veto, Battered Economy
New Jersey After 3, which once funded programs for thousands of kids, to go dark. By John Mooney New…
Newark Charter and District Schools Share Space and Visions — But Not Technology
Collaboration and cooperation are the order of the day, but some inequalities remain By John Mooney, October 18 in…
Legislature Passes Charter Bill, But Advocates and Critics Want More Changes
Parochial school conversion measure passes, although reception remains in doubt By John Mooney One change to New Jersey’s charter…
A Snapshot of Newark’s New School Year: Pivotal and Promising
[…] Joseph DelGrosso, head of the Newark Teachers Union, has commended Anderson for her inclusion of the union in…
Public Education’s Dangerous Silence
When educators are silent, the governor’s barbs and soundbites are all the more convincing By Gordon MacInnes, August 26…
Newark School Board Votes to Fight State Control of Schools
Acting commissioner Chris Cerf extends olive branch, willing to discuss “orderly transition” By John Mooney It took an extra…
Statewide School Survey Indicates Increasing Class Size Is the Norm
Even with a slight boost in state aid for the current school year, many districts say class size will…
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