Opponents of NJ school vouchers hold rally
Associated Press JERSEY CITY— Education activists and parents rallied in Jersey City on Wednesday against a bill that would…
Charter Schools Sue State, Claiming They’ve Been Shortchanged
Latest development only adds to the tensions between charters and the districts that host them By John Mooney, November…
Bergen Community College accreditation ‘in jeopardy,’ commission says
BY LESLIE BRODY, STAFF WRITER The Record Bergen Community College has been warned its “accreditation may be in jeopardy,”…
North Bergen Retiree Authors ‘Teachers Under Attack’
Never in the history of the United States have teachers and public schools undergone so much criticism. New Jersey…
Super Committee cuts threaten higher education budget
By Matthew Matilsky / Staff Writer After the Super Committee’s failure to make appropriate spending cuts, an unspecified amount…
Union fears privatization in Trenton schools unlikely to stop
By Matt Fair/The Times TRENTON – First they came for the district’s cafeteria workers, then for its security staff…
NJ has better things to invest in than corporate tax breaks
[…] There is a better strategy to create jobs using scarce public resources. The state ought to be investing…
College Staffing Grew in 2010, Most Heavily Among Part-Timers
The number of college faculty members and administrators edged up by 2.6 percent in 2010, to nearly 3.9 million,…
Fallout From Penn State
By Allie Grasgreen Unfavorable public attitudes about the way Pennsylvania State University officials handled a scandal alleging sex abuse…
March for Jobs and Economic Fairness
There are 14 million unemployed in America, while the richest 1% has tripled its wealth over the past 30…
Faculty Letter Calls on College Presidents to Protect Nonviolent Public Protest
An open letter assailing the violence against campus protesters this fall has been signed by hundreds of college and…
Deficit Supercommittee’s Failure Triggers Steep Cuts for Education and Research
By Kelly Field Washington The Congressional supercommittee charged with cutting $1.2-trillion from the federal budget conceded defeat Monday, after…
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