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Friday, January 25, 2013

Conference Says Choice is the Solution to Poorly Performing Schools in NJ

The creator of a controversial documentary on NJ schools is holding a conference in East Windsor this weekend, open to anyone with questions about the school choice movement.

School choice is an issue that's coming into its own in New Jersey, and Hoboken resident and filmmaker Bob Bowdon has had something to do with that. "The Cartel", Bowdon's award-winning 2009 documentary on what he sees as the low quality and runaway spending of the state's schools, has had a large part in changing the conversation on how schools should operate. That question is going to be the centerpiece in one of the first-ever conferences on school choice in New Jersey. That conference, the New Jersey School Choice Summit, takes place this Sunday, January 27, from 3 pm to 6 pm at the Central New Jersey Conference Center at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor. "It's going to be kind of cool," Bowdon said. "Ordinary people can ask questions …

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NorasTea Party

12:27 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sal, Well said. Peer Pressure is a powerful motivator. According to Maslow being a "member of a group" (accepted, recognized, & status) are THE #2-3 & 4 human motivators. Safety/Shelter - #1. . To keep my daughter in line all I had to do was threaten to come to school in a Barney costume. That big purple dinosaur. Just the THOUGHT of being embarrassed in front of her school mates was enough. LOL…   more ›

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Opinion: Location, Location, Location -- The Real Determinant for Success in School

New study indicates students flourish when moved out of dysfunctional schools and neighborhoods.

By Laura Waters [Laura Waters has been president of the Lawrence Township School Board in Mercer County for six years. She also blogs about New Jersey education policy and politics at NJLeftBehind.com. A former instructor at SUNY Binghamton in a program that served educationally disadvantaged students from New York's inner cities, she holds a Ph.D. in early American literature from Binghamton.] This past September, the Camden City Public Schools formally accepted a Needs Assessment commissioned as part of a strategic-planning process. The assessment catalogs the district’s “formidable governance challenges,” the “deep lack of trust and respect among board members,” a culture that fails to “ hold administrators accountable for results,” and…

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