AFT Convention 2012 report back: Leonard Winogora, Mercer Community College, United Adjuncts of NJ
Leonard Winogora talks about the need for union activism and the various examples of stories from around the country…
Opinion: N.J. education commissioner should remember his mission to help public schools
Connie Goddard, Ph.D., is a historian of education and adjunct professor at Mercer County Community College. She attended the…
For-profit colleges must stop ripping off students, taxpayers
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Operators of for-profit colleges hit the jackpot: They’re reeling in millions of adults seeking training…
Get on the bus: Workers Stand for America Aug. 11 in Philadelphia
Sign up here. Reserve a seat on a bus from New Brunswick or Montclair. Taking a Stand for America…
Rutgers board broke open-meeting laws
The N.J. high court said public notice of a 2008 policy session was inadequate. By David Porter, Associated Press…
Students at for-profit colleges are more likely to be stuck in debt, study finds
By Jeff Gelles, Inquirer Staff Writer. Students who attend for-profit colleges – nearly one-tenth of all those enrolled in…
Newark schools chief, teachers union clash over seniority
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s formula for boosting student achievement in struggling schools is…
Price tag for Rutgers’ 6-month search for a new president: $226K
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Once the bills for consultants, meals, meetings and other expenses were…
N.J. Supreme Court: Rutgers board of governors did not violate law, but meetings should be more open
By MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Rutgers University’s board of governors did not violate the state’s public meeting notification…
Former Brookdale Community College president pleads guilty to official misconduct
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger MIDDLETOWN — For nearly two decades, Peter Burnham was one of the most respected…
Debt—and the shame that surrounds it—is the tie that binds the 99 percent.
A Student Debt Strike Force Takes OffCan young people reimagine it as something productive, rather than a tool for…
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