Problems in the city’s troubled school system stretch back decades; the shrill tone of the criticisms of the current superintendent are short-sighted and ill-conceived

Here’s a look at four issues that will continue to shape education in New Jersey well into 2015 -- and possibly beyond

Upper-middle-class families vote for school choice with their feet, while poor families are pilloried for trying to get the best for their kids

The NJEA’s shift on charter schools is emblematic of its struggles with shifting situation in education -- in the state and beyond

According to the rhetoric of anti-education reformers, charter schools are right up there with iPhones as a shortcut to gazillions of dollars

But while state Supreme Court’s decision resulted in equal funding for poorer districts, goal of equal education remains elusive

The politics of reform can be far more fascinating than the questions about using PARCC to evaluate teachers now or in two years

Beyond recommendations and committees, transforming today's separate and unequal approach to special education demands a cultural shift

It’s time to retire the rhetoric and help both types of schools do what they do best: educate our children

Unapologetically old school in his attitude toward education, Baraka might actually galvanize NJ's dispirited reform community into taking action

If the Garden State is truly committed to education reform, it will find another commissioner cut from the same cloth

School choice may survive on life support; vouchers, extended days, and seniority-blind layoffs are pretty much dead on the table

Could magnet schools may be a way for all students to cross district boundaries to get the education they deserve?

Teaching to the test is not necessarily a bad thing, nor is the use of data to evaluate teaching effectiveness.

If enough GOP candidates are carried along for the ride, it could put vouchers, seniority-based tenure, and even Abbott v. Burke within reach.

New measures of success will ultimately rehash familiar news about education inequities, inadequacies.

One of the few things educators and administrators agree on: charter schools need multiple authorizers.

Now that Christie has wrung the bloat out of OSA, it may finally start making a difference to poor kids.

Right now, access to special education is ensured only for the richest and the poorest school districts.

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