Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Yes, Reformers, We SHOULD Talk About YOUR Kids' Schools
Last night was a good night for public education in Newark; the same cannot be said for State Superintendent Cami Anderson:The state-appointed Newark school superintendent stormed out of an angry, tumultuous School Advisory Board (SAB) meeting a few hours ago after a parent, infuriated by Cami Anderson’s treatment of the city’s children, asked “Why don’t you want for all brown babies what you wan
JAN 27
Can We Please Have Some Straight Talk About Charters?
UPDATE: I posted this Monday night; on Tuesday morning, NJDOE released its new School Performance Reports, including the report for AUL and Perth Amboy HS. Careful readers will notice many test results for PAHS, but none for AUL.So I ask: where is the proof that AUL is "testing at higher levels"?It was a reformy vortex last week when the Second Annual New Jersey School Choice Summit took
JAN 26
What Our "One Newark" Report Means
Late Thursday, Bruce Baker and I released our analysis of "One Newark," the plan to restructure schools in the state-run district. I'll admit the report is a bit heavy on technical language, but that's as it should be: we wanted to be clear about how we approached the task of evaluating One Newark, and why we reached the conclusions that we did.But I think it will be helpful here to put
JAN 23
Jazzman Extracurricular Activities
Let's get this out of the way:This brief about One Newark -- the controversial plan to restructure the Newark Public Schools -- is coauthored by me. I am one of the authors of the brief. And I'm not Bruce Baker.So there you have it. Frankly, I don't think it's a big deal... but it seems like some others do.I have not been "anonymous" for a good long while; I am pseudonymous. There is a d