Walton foundation donates $2 million to Newark Teach For America
By Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark’s Teach for America is getting a boost from the Walton Family Foundation,…
NJ Charter Schools Assoc. President Doesn’t Expect School Closures to Be a Trend
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Op-Ed: Putting NJ High School Diplomas to the Test
By Stan Karp What will Common Core exams mean for the state’s proficiency rates? There were more than 100,000…
The Secret to One High-Poverty School District’s Success
How Union City, NJ schools achieved huge gains. Hint: It wasn’t via corporate school reform. The following is a…
Explainer: Abbott V. Burke, Changing The Rules For Funding Schools
By John Mooney A series of state Supreme Court rulings starting in 1985, Abbott v. Burke continues to shape…
New Charter School Looks Hopefully to the Future
Private academy in Newark is first in state to switch to become public charter. By John Mooney. Fiorella Serrano…
Newark superintendent Cami Anderson up for bonus while challenges mount
Entering her third year on the job, Newark’s state-appointed schools superintendent, Cami Anderson, is up for a second year…
School Districts, Charter Schools Save Money By Impoverishing Support Staff
By Jake Blumgart There’s a vast difference between working in an unionized district and working in an unorganized charter…
Christie vetoes bill boosting nonteaching staff’s rights
Gov. Christie vetoed a bill Thursday that would have given nonteaching school employees such as teacher’s aides, custodians, cafeteria…
Newark students say We are a lot like Trayvon Martin
By Jaysen Bazile and Thais Marquez We are Trayvon Martin. We are young. We are black and we are…
Student Growth Objectives: The Other Teacher Evaluation Tool
With no state tests other than for language arts and math, can SGOs offer a window into teacher performance?…
Special-Needs Schools Salaries Draw Scrutiny of State Auditor
Some earn $50,000 more per year than maximum allowed in public-school districts By John Mooney The salaries of top…
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