Buono sketches education policy in meeting with school advocates
By Matthew McGrath, Staff Writer. The Record. NEWARK — Barbara Buono, the Democratic nominee for governor, pledged during a…
Spotlight Q&A: Arthur Levine On Raising The Bar For New Teachers
By John Mooney Renowned critic of traditional teacher-education programs talks about theory versus practice and how to raise the…
Walton foundation donates $2 million to Newark Teach For America
By Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark’s Teach for America is getting a boost from the Walton Family Foundation,…
NJ Charter Schools Assoc. President Doesn’t Expect School Closures to Be a Trend
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Abrupt For-Profit Closures Surprise Regulators
By Kelly Field Tracy DeLorey was only three months away from graduation in January when she learned, via Facebook,…
Op-Ed: Putting NJ High School Diplomas to the Test
By Stan Karp What will Common Core exams mean for the state’s proficiency rates? There were more than 100,000…
College Enrollment Falls as Economy Recovers
By Richard Perez-Pena The long enrollment boom that swelled American colleges — and helped drive up their prices —…
The Secret to One High-Poverty School District’s Success
How Union City, NJ schools achieved huge gains. Hint: It wasn’t via corporate school reform. The following is a…
Senate Approves Deal on Student-Loan Interest Rates, Ending Standoff
By Cory Weinberg Washington…The Senate voted on Wednesday to undo the increase in student-loan interest rates that went into…
Explainer: Abbott V. Burke, Changing The Rules For Funding Schools
By John Mooney A series of state Supreme Court rulings starting in 1985, Abbott v. Burke continues to shape…
‘Shake Up’ for Higher Ed
By Scott Jaschik President Obama vowed Wednesday that he would soon unveil a plan to promote significant reform in…
New Charter School Looks Hopefully to the Future
Private academy in Newark is first in state to switch to become public charter. By John Mooney. Fiorella Serrano…
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