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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

12-10-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman:





What Planet Do the StudentsFirst People Live On?
No, gentle reader, this did not come from The Onion:User Actions  FollowStudentsFirstNYVerified account‏@StudentsFirstNYBecause of #CommonCore, kids in Bed-Stuy will be able to compete in the same global economy as kids in wealthy suburban districts....7:15 PM - 10 Dec 13Silly me: I actually read stuff, so I was thinking maybe poverty and racism and inequity and poverty and poverty and poverty and


How The "Reform" Virus Is Spreading To NJ's Suburban Schools
New Jersey's schools are considered to be at the top of the nation; our suburban schools, in particular, are among some of the very best in the world. Nonetheless: the "reform" virus is spreading out from the urban areas into the 'burbs with frightening speed.How is this happening? Let's look at a test case:Last month, I told the tale of one Tim Capone, superintendent of the Highland Par



12-8-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: The Mustache of Understanding Tries To Do EducationA couple of weeks ago, I noted that Tom Friedman - the NY Times's own Mustache of Understanding - was in danger of losing his Wanker-In-Chief title to Frank Bruni. The bald-faced food critic, you see, had attempted to opine on education, with predictably disastrous results; how could bushy-nosed Friedman ever top Bruni's stunning d