Tag Archives: Paterson Public Schools
New year, old issue: vouchers
Happy New Year! I wish the best for you as 2012 begins. I also wish that we would stop trying to “fix” our Paterson schools with smoke and mirrors. There are all sorts of reasons to oppose the voucher legislation … Continue reading
Twenty years and counting
We’ve past a milestone that I hoped we’d never see. August 7 was the 20th anniversary of state takeover of the Paterson Public Schools. Will we ever return? We could. NJ QSAC [Quality Single Accountability Continuum] finally provided the roadmap. Our state … Continue reading
Lawless in NJ? School funding redux
This could be the week we hear from the NJ Supreme Court about the School Funding Reform Act of 2008. Is the state required to follow the law? Or can a governor and legislature simply ignore the law? If the governor … Continue reading
Change and Continuity
I am traveling to Trenton today to hear the State Board of Education receive Dr. Evans’ report on the Paterson Public Schools. I want to gauge the amount of support our new Commissioner and Board members show to him as … Continue reading
Paterson Parents Stand Up for Their Kids
It’s a day to celebrate! Paterson parents stood up for their kids in two separate, but significant actions. First, Corey Teague organized a protest in front of the Paterson Public Schools central offices to highlight the state’s lack of action … Continue reading
Hands on! Motivating younger learners with young learners
I participated in professional development at two national conferences last week, hence no blogs. My brain gets too full! I find I’m not only taking in the content of the meetings, but dreaming about how to use the knowledge to … Continue reading
How many bureaucrats does it take to build 50 schools?
Thanks to John Mooney and and NJ Spotlight, we now know that 308 employees of the School Development Authority, including nearly 50 making over $100,000, have worked for nearly a year to reconsider 50 school projects and reorganize the organizational … Continue reading
What you can learn on October 2 at PEF’s community leaders conversation: Building Brighter Futures
If you’ve ever wished that you could hear something good about Paterson students and their teachers, here is your chance. Is it worth investing a Saturday? You bet. Come hear from innovative Paterson science teachers and their student interns. They … Continue reading
Myths About Returning to Local Control: Twenty years and counting
Myth # 1. Paterson schools were better in 1991 than they are now. Were our test scores better? Yes. But the level of educational performance they were testing at the high school level was about our current 4th grade curriculum. … Continue reading
PEF is blogging!
Hello, world! Paterson Education Fund’s Irene Sterling and Rosie Grant aim to keep you up to date on education issues in Paterson, in our state and around our world. And we hope to hear from you as we go. What … Continue reading