View from the Top: Cerf and Ruiz Talk Education 2013
Following up on the past year’s initiatives is just the beginning of what the commissioner and the senator plan…
Most Eligible Newark Teachers Take a Pass on New Bonus Program
Superintendent and union head both say teachers are being understandably cautious about new contract By John Mooney As Newark’s…
The Coming Year in Education — Bigger Questions, Higher Stakes
2013 is the year that educational theories like tenure reform and online charters run into reality By John Mooney…
Proposed assembly bill would alter teacher compensation in Verona and Cedar Grove
By Andrew Segedin, Staff Writer. Just as Cedar Grove reached an agreement with district teachers and Verona prepares for…
TCNJ employees claim health issues from chemical odor, as college officials dissuade relocations
By David Karas/The Times EWING — “I’m not feeling too good, if you can send someone over here,” an…
The War Against Teachers
By Henry A. Giroux If the US is to cease its slide into a violent, anti-democratic state, we must…
Report: N.J. college enrollment growing more diverse
By Diane D’Amico, AP/The Press of Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY — Minority students now make up the majority of…
Middlesex County College, faculty union asks mediator to intervene in contract dispute
By Sue Epstein/The Star-Ledger EDISON — Negotiations between Middlesex County College in Edison and its full time faculty have…
Court Refuses to Dismiss Newark Local Control Appeal
In late November, there was an important development in the ongoing legal effort to restore local control to the…
In Failed Jersey City RTTT Application, a Glimpse of Tensions Between Teachers and Administrators
For head of teachers union, Race to the Top grant read more like a contract than an application By…
AFTR of NJ 2013 Elections
As the new year begins, the AFT Retirees will focus on elections to be held this spring. Pam Hartkopf…
Private education grant tied to Gov. Christie staying in office
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist A recent grant from a California-based foundation includes this unusual stipulation: Gov. Chris Christie must…
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