Laura Waters
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Usual suspects mounting opposition to Camden charter school expansion
Philadelphia’s Mastery Charter Schools is hoping to run a school in Camden. This week, Camden Public Schools announced that is ...
11 years ago
Tea Party hatred of Common Core could take down Chris Christie
Last month Chris Christie barely broke a sweat trouncing lightweight Barbara Buono in New Jersey’s gubernatorial election. Accordin ...
11 years ago
Just how pro-choice is Christie’s Department of Education?
New Jersey has one of the most segregated public school systems in the country, primarily because our local school district boundaries cl ...
11 years ago
Are New Jersey’s latest national test scores good news or bad news?
Last week the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released ...
11 years ago
Chris Christie likely to revive school voucher debate in New Jersey
Tuesday night Chris Christie was reelected as New Jersey’s governor by a margin of 60 percent to Barbara Buono’s 38 percent. ...
11 years ago
Neither Christie nor Buono have a plan to fully fund New Jersey’s schools
The latest poll has Republican Gov. Chris Christie ahead of Democratic state Senator Barbara Buono by 33 points in next week’s gube ...
11 years ago
N.J. lacks oversight to properly oversee private special education schools
Earlier this month the Star-Ledger released the results of its ...
11 years ago
Buono finally gets honest about her education funding agenda
“Contentious.” “Ugly.” “Swinging for the fences.” “Combative.” “Intense.” The ...
11 years ago
Cory Booker should pounce on Steve Lonegan’s extreme views on schools
When Cory Booker commenced his stately coronation march toward the late Frank Lautenberg’s U.S. Senate seat last Spring, pundits di ...
11 years ago
Why a spike in private school enrollment is costing Lakewood public schools more
What happens when unregulated special interests control public budget allocations? No, I’m not talking about the GOP Tea Party-ists ...
11 years ago
Why attracting teachers with higher GPAs shouldn’t be N.J.’s top priority
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. The New Jersey Departmen ...
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