promoted by Rosi According to pro-public education parent and community advocacy group, Save our Schools NJ (SOSNJ) , the Urban Hope Act will not be re-authorized and amended to allow for expansion of corporate charter chains in Camden. S3309, the NJ Senate bill…
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Promoted by Rosi. Photo: Jeff Van Drew and Bob Andrzejczak celebrate Tuesday. Photo: Matthew Strabuk/AC Press Correction: In an earlier edition we wrote Tanzie Youngblood was endorsed by EMILY’s List; that has not yet happened. When NJ’s Second District Republican Congressman,…
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By Sue Altman and Julie Borst. Promoted by Rosi. Unbelievable. When will we learn that rich golf course developers are not automatically qualified for important public service positions? NJ’s new State Board of Education Vice-President Andy Mulvihill (a Christie appointee),…
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The story of a charter school that should never have opened, but did, because of bad public policy, the wishes of Jersey pols, campaign donations, big-money and entities set up to make profit. A deep dive, a cautionary tale. Photo: Darcie Cimarusti, Don…
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promoted by Rosi Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate yesterday despite a historic national outcry. Tens of thousands of people called, emailed, tweeted and, when offices turned off the phones, faxed (!) statements against her. This vote– a 50-50 tie with…
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Yesterday, Trump’s appointed his next “I met them at a cocktail party once” cabinet member. The new Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is a huge proponent of school vouchers. (Meaning, you get an amount spent per pupil to spend in…
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Promoted by Rosi Parents came out in droves to the Department of Education earlier this month to testify on the use of PARCC as a graduation requirement. The testimonies given that day were strikingly similar in message and theme to…
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Promoted by Rosi. Two important education related bills are up for floor votes in the State Assembly this week. One bill will establish a task force to look at whether full day Kindergarten should be mandated statewide. Is full day…
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Promoted by Rosi In early 2015, as part of the Department of Education’s Study Commission on the use of Student Assessments in NJ, 223 citizens of New Jersey delivered public testimony on high stakes testing. The testimony gathered as part of a listening tour and…
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