Sunday, September 8, 2013

9-8-13 Jersey Jazzman: New Depths of Ignorance For the Star-Ledger

Jersey Jazzman: New Depths of Ignorance For the Star-Ledger:





New Depths of Ignorance For the Star-Ledger
ME (speaking with mouthful of muffin): Would it be wrong for me to write a post entitled: "Star-Ledger Editorial Board: the Stupidest People on Earth!" MRS. JAZZMAN (looking up from sipping smoothie): Yes, it would. Not only is it unnecessarily provocative, it's untrue. They're not the stupidest people on Earth. ME: But they wrote this! For perspective, know that the reforms [NJ Democratic gube




9-7-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Why Does Anyone Listen To Mike Bloomberg?Only a few more months and we won't have to listen to Mike Bloomberg rattle off nonsense like this anymore: You’re a believer in the empirical, in data. But after all the changes in standards, is there any credibility in the test scores and graduation rates?It is very hard to explain complex numbers in a sound bite.  But when the numbers wen