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…
Rutgers raises in-state tuition 2.5 percent despite protests
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — One Rutgers University student sobbed as she described choosing between buying…
Rutgers Board of Governors scheduled to vote today on tuition for upcoming year
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Rutgers University students will learn today what they will pay for…
Rutgers raises tuition 2.5 percent; students claim they can’t afford increase
By Bob Makin NEW BRUNSWICK — Despite Rutgers University Board of Governors Chairman Ralph Izzo’s shock that students had…
AFT Retirees Membership Drive
Full membership for any retiree who was part of an AFT local is only $20 per year. The retirees…
State aims to improve higher education with privatization, bonds
By Michael Linhorst Overshadowed by fights over the state budget and the merger of state colleges late last month…
Newark Super’s Unpopular Decision to Lease City Schools to Charters
Anderson overrides local advisory board’s vote to block the leases, arguing it’s best for children By John Mooney In…
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