By Tommy DeSeno, also published in the April 12, 2012 edition of the triCityNews We were warned in 1965 but failed to listen. In that year Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one of the most respected Democrats to ever live, issued a report to the Depart... »
State officials today unveiled lists of schools at either end of New Jersey's new accountability system -- 263 schools needing heavy or targeted support to improve and 112 cited for outstanding student achievement or growth. The system was instituted a... »
Courtesy of the Star-Ledger's Tom Moran, here's the latest look into the reformy brain of Chris Christie: Q. And is tenure reform the most important part of that?A. I see tenure, merit pay and OSA as a bundle. I’d like to see them all go together. By r... »
Asbury Park High is an Abbott school which means no matter where you live in New Jersey you're paying for it although you can't vote for the school board or have a voice in what happens there. The dropout rate … Continue reading → »
More bad news in yesterday’s APP: State warns Interlaken board: Send students to Asbury Park schools only or face penalties The Board of Education came under fire from borough residents this week for sending 15 Interlaken children to the West Long B... »
Four boys under the age of 10 were bound, gagged and photographed in the bathroom of a Long Branch elementary school, according to report posted yesterday on Long Branch Patch. Patch credited The Link News with breaking the story on its facebook page.... »
The vultures in the corporate media have been looking at how the NY Daily News, the NY Post, MSNBC, and the LA Times are trashing teachers. And they are so jealous - they can't wait to join in the fun! Take, for instance, the folks at Gannett, which ow... »
In the April 18 edition of the Asbury Park Press, I read an editorial, "Married with kids further from norm," stating the paper's views concerning the rise of the number of single moms. The conclusion was that children raised in this environment show »
