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Mark Weber, PhD. Education policy (mostly). K-12 teacher, researcher, college lecturer, musician. https://t.co/R1lZoMMasT (he/him)
New Jersey
Joined March 2010
Some Brazilian jazz for a summer evening from my trio, Second Groove: Luiz Bonfá's "Black Orpheus" ("Manhã de Carnaval").
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Bud Ayres and I recorded this jazz standard the other day. Enjoy!
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RT @NJPolicy: 🚨 New from @jerseyjazzman 🚨. Compared to states with similar pension programs, New Jersey’s retirement benefits for newly hir….
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As the state struggles with a growing teacher shortage, quality retirement benefits are a major barrier to recruitment and retention.
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RT @NJPolicy: 🚨 NEW 🚨. The Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education would have far-reaching and long-te….
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Trump Administration efforts to dismantle USED would have far-reaching and long-term disastrous effects for communities across New Jersey.
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RT @NJPolicy: School district evaluations must consider factors that extend beyond student performance. “If you have a district that has a….
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Recent assessment results show the majority of Newark students still perform below grade-level proficiency in reading, math and science.
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ICYMI: Reforming School Funding in New Jersey: Equity For Taxpayers, Excellence For Students via @NJPolicy.
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Adjusting SFRA to provide more funding to the highest-poverty districts will enable students to meet current, more rigorous education standards.
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RT @NJPolicy: The report finds that despite some progress, less-wealthy communities, particularly those with large Black and Latinx populat….
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RT @NJPolicy: “Communities of color continue to face higher tax burdens without receiving the resources their schools need," said report co….
njpp.org
Adjusting SFRA to provide more funding to the highest-poverty districts will enable students to meet current, more rigorous education standards.
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RT @NJPolicy: 🚨NEW REPORT🚨. While the tax system that funds New Jersey’s schools is less favorable to the wealthiest households than in nei….
njpp.org
Adjusting SFRA to provide more funding to the highest-poverty districts will enable students to meet current, more rigorous education standards.
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I'm quoted several times in this story about exorbitant charter school administrator salaries:.
N.J. charter schools are feasting on taxpayer dollars. See the monster salaries.
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I'm not going to engage on Twitter, which has become a cesspool. But, for now, I'll still put up links to new blog posts.
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New post: Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased Some in NJ are proposing using "growth" measures to evaluate school districts. But those measures are biased.
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Probably should have left here a while ago. Now, it's way too much. Will try the others. Goodbye.
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Finally got around to watching The Teacher's Lounge. Wish I hadn't waited, it's very good.
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RT @AZBethLewis: Now that they have #vouchers to force in Christian Nationalist indoctrination schools, they drop charters like a hot 🥔 . I….
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RT @NJPolicy: Students of color are more likely to live in poverty and face harsher discipline in school — and access to mental health staf….
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RT @AlecMacGillis: Late to @rachmonroe's amazing piece on the upper-middle-class white teens wreaking havoc in suburban AZ. One striking de….
newyorker.com
The authorities didn’t seem to pay attention to the Gilbert Goons until one boy was dead and seven others were charged with murder.
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