Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Professionalizing High School Sports
What I find most disturbing about this story is that I know it's not an isolated incident:Katelynn Flaherty is eligible and is expected to play next week at Metuchen after the All-State point guard enrolled at the school Thursday, Metuchen athletic director John Cathcart said Friday.The eligibility status of All-Stater Marina Mabrey, Flaherty's former Point Pleasant Beach teammate, is still uncert
The Petty Jealousy of Arne Duncan
I would say this is simply unthinkable, but when it comes to Arne Duncan, I've come to believe the worst is always possible:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr as the city’s next schools chancellor, according to several
High Times For Charters in Newark
It's a good time to be a charter school in Newark:As part of a comprehensive plan to overhaul the state’s largest school district, Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson wants to increase access to charter schools by expanding them into district-owned buildings.The district also plans to convert three elementary schools into early childhood centers, relocate five schools to under-utilized fac
DEC 30 2013
Teachers Are Professionals, Not Saints
Via Fred Klonsky, here's yet another way to screw teachers out of money:STATELINE (WIFR) -- Local teachers may be forced to spend more of their own money on school supplies next year, now that a federal tax break is about to expire.Teachers are able to deduct up to $250 on what they spend on classrooms supplies including workbooks, pencils, and posters. Congress hasn't passed a measure that would
DEC 26 2013
Give @digby56 & @EduShyster Some Holiday Love
There are several bloggers I look to for inspiration. Diane Ravitch, of course, is the heart of the edu-bloggosphere. Bruce Baker forces us all to raise our games. Darcie remains a moral compass for me; Blue Jersey keeps me up to date on the state news. Bob Braun has the chops that only come from years of practicing journalism. And everybody I've got on the blogroll to the left is important: Leoni
The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark Style
One of Barack Obama's signature education policies is to close "failing" schools. Mostly, I imagine, because actually fixing a "failing" school requires a lot of work and money - things the president, good "moderate" that he is, has never really fought to bring to public education since he's been in office. And so he hired Arne Duncan to be his SecEd, famous for closi