Norcross brothers diverge on fate of Rutgers-Camden
By James Osborne, Inquirer Staff Writer Five weeks after Gov. Christie announced his intention to combine Rutgers-Camden and Rowan…
Uniting Rutgers, medical schools would place N.J. among academic elite
Albert R. Gamper Jr. is the former chairman and chief executive of CIT Group. He served as chairman of…
Gov. Chris Christie’s higher ed aim claim just political spin
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board The words were unambiguous. Gov. Chris Christie, in his budget address, promised a big boost…
Weingarten and AFT member discuss tools teachers need to succeed
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, AFT president Randi Weingarten talks about the tools teachers need to help all…
Newark Mayor Cory Booker comes out swinging at contentious State of the City address
[…] A hundred demonstrators gathered outside, mostly from the Newark Teachers Union, objecting to the plan of Booker and…
South Jersey political boss Norcross mum about Rowan University merger plan
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist Even for a laconic personality like George Norcross, the message was cryptic. Simply the letters…
Who Decided to Give Away Rutgers-Camden?
The advisory committee that made the recommendation isn’t legally required to keep records, so the decision remains a mystery…
Occupy Education: Teachers, Students Resist School Closings, Privatizations, Layoffs and Rankings
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/1/occupy_education_teachers_students_resist_school As students across the country stage a National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, we look at…
Debt questions remain in merger of three universities
Written by EILEEN STILWELL, Courier-Post Staff The three-way merger of Rutgers and Rowan universities and the University of Medicine…
Cory Booker endorses Gov. Christie’s school reforms
Written by Jason Method, Statehouse Bureau NEPTUNE — Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker said Monday that he backs Gov….
New Round for College Occupiers
By Allie Grasgreen For the college Occupy movement, the past couple of months have been largely quiet – the…
Teacher-Training Programs Win Concessions on Proposed Federal Rule
By Kelly Field, Washington Teacher colleges and their accreditors pushed back against a Department of Education plan to tighten…
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