Op-Ed
Newark’s schools have clearly improved, researcher says. But why?
By Jesse Margolis, As Cory Booker campaigns for president, many are asking: have the schools in Newark improved since he was elected mayor in 2006? In a study my co-author Eli Groves and I released, we find the answer to be yes. Since 2006, public school students in Newark have made substantial gains along a number of…Read More…
Shhh. Here’s a secret, education advocate says. Newark’s schools are actually doing really well.
The national media can’t stop talking about Cory Booker’s record as a champion for Newark’s public schools — but too many get the story flat wrong. “Cory Booker has a school choice problem,” writes New York Magazine. The Los Angeles Times says Booker’s past support for charter schools “could shadow” Booker’s campaign. And Vox writes that “reform opponents and supporters fight bitterly to this day about whether Booker’s overhaul failed or succeeded.”Read More…