Big NJ Education Event #2: Newark's Students Stand Up, Nov. 4, 2013
So the day after Chris Christie's war on teachers goes viral, and the same day Diane Ravitch drops by New Jersey... Newark's beautiful and deserving students stand up and say: "Enough!" NEWARK STUDENTS TO ORGANIZE MASSIVE BOYCOTT TO PROTEST CHRISTIE’S CONTROL OF NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS Unable to Vote, Newark Students to Rally Against Chris Christie’s Public Education Record the Day Be
Big NJ Education Event #1: Diane Ravitch at Princeton Nov. 4, 2013
As if we didn't have enough going on in NJ education news right now... Diane Ravitch is coming to New Jersey tomorrow, Monday, November 4, 2013: 4:00 PM: Community Forum: Open to all, Princeton High School 8:00 PM: Princeton University The Princeton University webpage says the event is "free and open to the public," but I've been told you should call ahead - check the website.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: @GovChristie to Teacher: "I Am Tired Of You People!"
New Jersey's governor, Chris Christie, has a long history of teacher bashing - not just teachers union bashing, but teacher bashing. Even when he's clearly in the lead, he can't help himself: he has to take a swipe at teachers whenever he can. It's almost pathological: even when he's up by a sizable margin, Chris Christie just can't turn down a chance to bash a teacher who gets too uppity - as he
11-2-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman:UPDATED: Reformy Cures, For the Right PriceIt sure is a funny coincidence: the people who bray the loudest that our schools suck always seem to have the cure - for the right price: Diane, these problems are of long standing (and you know this as a historian of education). Indeed, these weaknesses also exist in private and charter schools. Some of the most boring and fear-inducing te