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…
RUSA looks at workers’ pay after Sandy
Members want overtime compensation, vacation days for employees By Alex Meier, Correspondent Rutgers University Student Assembly voted to approve…
Adjuncts Sponsor Solidarity Conference
Ninety-Five Adjuncts met on November 17 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center to hold a Solidarity Conference, sponsored by…
Two futures for NYC’S schools
By Micah C. Lasher Where will the next mayor take the city’s public schools? The candidates have said as…
Worker Safety in the Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Sponsoring Forum to Discuss Worker Safety in the Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy The New Jersey…
Watch: Teacher Infiltrates ALEC Education Meeting, Confronts Members
Education activist Sabrina Joy Stevens, a former teacher in the Denver school system, tells right-wing, would-be policymakers how their…
Metro’ Unionizing Strategy Is Viewed as a Means to Empower Adjunct Faculty
By Peter Schmidt, Washington Officials of the Service Employees International Union are touting their effort to unionize adjunct faculty…
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