Diane Ravitch Takes On Obama’s Higher Ed Plan
An education analyst and former assistant Education Secretary who became famous for an about-face on No Child Left Behind…
Obama to colleges: Stop increasing tuition prices
By The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and…
Stile: University overhaul includes prize for kingpin
New Jersey’s Uni-Government – Republican Governor Christie’s alliance with Democratic Party power brokers – has run the table in…
Rutgers’ urban bias gives Newark campus short shrift
By Steven J. Diner Public policy discussion regarding the future of older cities has increasingly focused on the role…
Don’t merge Rutgers-Camden, Rowan University
By Margaret Marsh On Wednesday, the University of Medicine and Dentistry Advisory Committee recommended that Rowan University and Rutgers-Camden…
Dramatic restructuring of N.J.’s university system would create 3 research campuses
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a dramatic restructuring of New Jersey’s university system Wednesday that would break up…
Merger proposed for Rowan, Rutgers-Camden
By James Osborne, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Gov. Christie announced plans Wednesday to overhaul the state’s university system, merging schools…
Christie seeks NJ higher education overhaul
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday proposed turning a former teacher’s college into New Jersey’s second…
Final report from the UMDNJ Advisory Committe
The UMDNJ Advisory Committee made the following recommendations to Governor Christie: A revamped and recast health sciences university based…
Christie reveals recommended changes to University of Medicine and Dentistry
BY PATRICIA ALEX AND JOHN REITMEYER, STAFF WRITERS, The Record The state’s sprawling health sciences university will be completely…
Gov. Christie calls for major changes in higher education
By Jenna Portnoy/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie announced today that he has endorsed an advisory committee’s plan…
Finger-Pointing Precedes Teacher Contract Talks in Newark
With negotiations resuming, union, superintendent at odds over plans for troubled schools By John Mooney The last time negotiators…
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