California judge strikes down teacher tenure
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger A California judge Tuesday struck down teacher tenure laws in a landmark decision that will…
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Americans Are Saddled With $1.2 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
By George Zornick President Obama announced a new strategy Monday to combat student loan debt: a dual plan to…
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Unexpected ‘Monologue’ Riles Faculty
By Charlie Tyson Employees at a New Jersey community college filed complaints with the college’s administration after a professor…
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UPDATED: Eleven more unions sue Christie over pension plan
By Salvador Rizzo/The Star-Ledger UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Six more unions have filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Chris Christie’s…
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Bill to make county college council optional could fracture two-year schools, officials say
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — For a quarter century, New Jersey’s county colleges have banded together in…
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Sweeney and Rutgers trustee face off over ‘hidden’ report on university governance
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — State Senate President Stephen Sweeney grilled the chairwoman of the Rutgers University…
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NJ to consider the return of fiscal control of schools to Newark board
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger The New Jersey State Board of Education said today it would consider a resolution on…
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AlterNet Comics: Matt Davies Introduces the World’s Worst Commencement Speaker
By Matt Davies Debt from college loans speaks to grads.
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Assembly gets an earful on improving public higher education
By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer Public higher education in New Jersey badly needs changes to become more affordable,…
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Fate Uncertain for Bills Aimed at Slowing Down Switch to New State Testing
By John Mooney The administration is moving ahead with its implementation of PARCC, but may be open to a…
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Newark enrollment: Charter schools popular for elementary, district for high school
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger In the first round of the universal enrollment program, Newark parents preferred charter schools for…
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Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It
By Michelle Chen With tuition costs more than doubling over the past generation, and student debt now exceeding $1…
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