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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Blue Jersey:: Star Ledger misses the mark on Urban Hope Act

Blue Jersey:: Star Ledger misses the mark on Urban Hope Act:

Star Ledger misses the mark on Urban Hope Act

I'm disappointed to see the Star Ledger Editorial Board miss another opportunity to set the record straight on education 'reform'. I've written previously about their lack of fact-checking, as has Blue Jersey staff writer, Jersey Jazzman.

Yes, editorials are opinions, but they are not the same as water cooler arguments. In order to have validity, the facts supporting the case being made should be accurate. The Ledger has not done its homework for this pieceabout The Urban Hope Act. As the state's largest newspaper, they reach millions of people who don't know all the issues surrounding education 'reform'. This piece paints the problems Camden and other poor school