AFL-CIO chief goes on the offensive
Richard Trumka hopes to take advantage of the growing frustration with Wall Street and concerns about income inequality to…
CT: Malloy Backs Out Of Appearance With Parent Group
When the Connecticut Parents Union teamed up with Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst is when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy decided not…
Interpreting Achievement Gaps In New Jersey And Beyond
Matthew Di Carlo A recent statement by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) attempts to provide an empirical…
Obama takes tougher stance on higher education
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for…
Who needs college anyway?
BY WILL BUNCH, Philadelphia Daily News PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Rick Santorum thinks it’s “intellectual snobbery” to say that every American should…
Community leaders want outside probe into surveillance of Muslim groups
BY PATRICIA ALEX, STAFF WRITER, THE RECORD The New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslim groups at Rutgers University has prompted…
Students Gather in Front of Kean’s University Center
Occupy Kean University organized a student walk-out on Facebook in response to the Board of Trustees’ decision to allow…
For-Profit Higher Ed and the Occupy Movement
The Occupy movement is planning a March 1 national action around educational inequality, and if protestors are looking for inspirational reading,…
Anderson’s Meeting with Newark Teachers: Civil and a Little Nervous
By JohnMooney These are the quieter meetings for Cami Anderson, the ones where the Newark school superintendent doesn’t face what…
Rutgers to move forward with $71M Newark high-rise renovation
By Nic Corbett/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — A long-vacant 1920s high-rise in Newark with a marbled lobby and sweeping views of the…
Going for the Gold
John Merrow After 37 years with NPR and PBS, I’ve finally come to my senses. I have had it with the…
America’s Youth Uprising
The uprising of February 2011 made a single word, “Wisconsin,” not just the name of a state but…
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