Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Cami Anderson's Apologists' Ignorant Arguments
Sigh...Remember when Facebook (FB) founder Mark Zuckerberg joined forces in 2011 with New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie and Newark’s Democratic Mayor Cory Booker to revive the city’s troubled public schools?They ended up selecting Cami Anderson as the city’s superintendent of schools, and two and half year later she has had some successes. She closed nearly empty schools in a city th
No One Does Charter School Stupid Like the Star-Ledger
Oh, my stars and garters, this is so massively dumb:A charter school in Hoboken, “Hola,” is doing a terrific job educating kids with an innovate dual-language program, and parents are lining up to compete for scarce seats. Hola’s innovation is to immerse kids in both Spanish and English instruction when they are young and their brains are wired to absorb new languages. In kindergarten, 90 percent
FEB 25
OUTRAGE: Cami Anderson to Newark: "Who Cares What You Think?"
I just received this press release about 10 minutes ago from the Newark Public Schools. Apparently, State Superintendent Cami Anderson, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie and unaccountable to the elected Newark Advisory School Board, can't be bothered with criticism from the public or tough questions from their elected officials [emphasis mine]:.So, at the last possible minute -- I got the official
FEB 24
Education "Reform": The Endgame
"What, in your opinion, is the endgame with all this?"A veteran educator with years of experience teaching children in New Jersey's urban areas asked me this Saturday during my talk at the Abbott Leadership Institute. I had just gone through an explanation of the analysis I did with Bruce Baker of the One Newark plan, State Superintendent Anderson's controversial scheme to close, restruc
FEB 20
The Jazzman Speaks! This Saturday, 2/22, Rutgers-Newark
Hey, check out this guy:Saturday, 2/22/14, 10 AM, on the beautiful Rutgers-Newark campus. Free admission, real talk, good times. Sleeping in is overrated anyway...Thanks to Kaleena for making this happen, and to Junius Williams for the invitation. Hope you can make it.
Shocking: Baraka Consults Knowledgable People on Education
Sorry the posting's been light; it's been a crazy busy week. But I don't want to let too much time pass before telling you about my Monday with Ras Baraka.Baraka is currently in a two-man race for mayor of Newark; in my view, it's probably the most interesting political contest in the country between now and the mid-term Congressional elections (yes, this Jersey boy is biased). Baraka's opponent,
