Unions update lawsuits over New Jersey pensions
By John Rietmeyer and Melissa Hayes, State House Bureau, The Record. An amended complaint from the unions was submitted…
New Poll Reflects Unease About Tying Teacher Ratings to Test Scores
By John Mooney Fairleigh Dickinson survey reveals New Jerseyans not knowledgeable about Common Core standards Public support for teacher…
Best way to grade New Jersey teachers debated
By Hannan Adely, Staff writer, The Record New Jersey’s adoption of teacher evaluations that relied on student test scores…
Teacher Tenure Lawsuits Spread From California To New York
By Beth Fertig, Anya Kamenetz and Claudio Sanchez Why are so many low-income and minority kids getting second-class educations…
How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College
By David Leonhardt The government’s official statistic for college-tuition inflation has become somewhat infamous. It appears frequently in the…
Lack of funding stalls Gov. Christie’s plan for more class time
By Peggy McGlone, The Star-Ledger […] But six months after Christie’s bold proposal, the state has no formal plan…
Senators in Both Parties Agree: States Must Do More for Higher Education
By Eric Kelderman Congressional hearings often feature bitter partisanship and acrimonious finger pointing. But there was mostly agreement on…
Legislator, locals object to Gov. Christie’s executive order on Common Core
By Andrea Hughes, Managing Editor, The Item of Millburn and Short Hills Slight changes are in store for New…
Newark Civil-Rights Probe Mirrors Investigations in Other U.S. Cities
By John Mooney Administration, state-appointed superintendent, will cooperate but keep low profile for time being The federal civil-rights investigation…
Fine Print: DOE Details Teacher Evaluation After Christie Compromise
By John Mooney Summer training and deadlines for schools following Christie rollback on use of student test scores in…
Newark parents cheer federal investigation into controversial school plan
By Peggy McGlone, The Star-Ledger NEWARK — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether Newark’s school reorganization plan…
Labor solidarity in Montclair
AFT Local 1904 members (Rich Wolfson, Ken Brook, Bill Sullivan) supporting trade union brothers and sisters at the demonstration…
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