Sunday, July 13, 2014

7-13-14 Jersey Jazzman

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Karen Lewis, Ras Baraka, and "Worried" White People
Fellow white people, heed my advice, please:Relax.Take a stroll. Enjoy a decaf macchiato. Do some yoga, And stop reading the newspaper, which these days seems to be full of pieces by some more of our fellow worried white people -- in this case, the very reformy and very white Tom Moran -- designed to make us very, very... concerned:Now Newark has a new mayor, Ras Baraka, a charismatic politician,






7-12-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekNew Report on the Consequences of Inadequately Funded SchoolsYesterday, the Education Law Center released a report they commissioned from yours truly about the consequences of inadequately funding school districts."Shortchanging New Jersey Students: How Inadequate Funding Has Led to Reduced Staff and Growing Disparities in the State’s Public Schoo