In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide
On Sunday, the New York Times published an op-ed critical of school choice policies in Washington, DC. As Matt…
Has Teacher Quality Really Declined Over Time?
Matthew Di Carlo One of the common assumptions lurking in the background of our education debates is that “quality”…
RVCC faculty want only fair cost-of-living increase
Written by Stephen Kaufman Your Nov. 8 article, “RVCC professors won’t give up annual salary raises,”was misleading, unfair and…
Pilot Teacher Evaluation System Slow to Gain Traction in Newark
Superintendent Anderson “disappointed” in teachers union, moving ahead in half-dozen schools By John Mooney In New Jersey’s highest-profile school…
Jets Union Appreciation Discount Offer
The New York Jets would like to invite you, as part of AFT New Jersey, to take advantage of…
Teaneck schools ask state to block virtual charter
BY LESLIE BRODY, STAFF WRITER, The Record TEANECK — School officials have taken legal action asking acting Education Commissioner…
Pain in the Public Sector
Buried in the relatively positive numbers contained in the November jobs report was some very bad news for those…
Latino Action Network Announces Opposition to Opportunity Scholarship Act
The Latino Action Network [LAN] today announced its opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship Act because it would drain money…
The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011
Larry Ferlazzo Here’s my humble attempt to identify the best and the worst education news that occurred during the…
Plan to Close or Restructure 21 Chicago Schools Draws Quick Reaction
By REBECCA VEVEA Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s education team made its first attempt at improving struggling schools last week, and…
U.S. Urges Creativity by Colleges to Gain Diversity
By SAM DILLON The Obama administration on Friday urged colleges and universities to get creative in improving racial diversity…
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