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Thursday, December 26, 2013

12-26-13 Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark Style

Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark Style:






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
  
12-24-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: I Can't Escape From Ledger Logic!Oh, Tom Moran and the Star-Ledger Editorial Board! I just can't quit you! [emphasis mine]Last year, the Freehold Regional High School District moved 17 special education students from an out-of-district workplace training program into a brand-new, in-house program.Keeping the students in Freehold saved the district boatloads of money — but it was al