School Chiefs Tout Gains While Also Warning That Much Work Remains
By John Mooney […] State-appointed Newark schools Superintendent Cami Anderson began the presentations, taking the microphone for more than…
A Tale of Two Deeply Divided New Jersey Public School Systems
By Paul Tractenberg In October, a report was released about racial segregation in New Jersey schools, jointly written by…
Getting Out of Discount Game, Small Colleges Lower the Price
By Tamar Lewin SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A higher education riddle: When can a college slash tuition by almost half,…
N.J. School Boards Association to study ways to close economic achievement gap
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger The New Jersey School Boards Association has created a task force on student achievement to…
Christie Agrees to In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
By Kirk Semple The New Jersey Legislature approved legislation on Thursday that would allow students without legal immigration status…
Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka criticizes school overhaul
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark mayoral candidate and South Ward Councilman Ras Baraka blasted the school reorganization plan released…
Chris Christie signs bill granting in-state tuition to N.J. immigrants
By Christopher Baxter/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today signed landmark legislation granting thousands of students who grew…
Sagi Recognized for Health and Safety Training Prowess
AFTNJ Higher Education Vice President Joyce S. Sagi received an Educator/Trainer Award from the National Council for Occupational Safety…
White Honored by New Labor
URA-AFT Social Justice chair Karen White was recognized by New Labor Saturday for her work on social justice issues…
Newark makes strides on new teachers’ contract: Editorial
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board It was a little more than a year ago that Newark teachers overwhelmingly approved a…
A year after teacher compensation overhaul, Newark has paid $1.3M in bonuses
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger A year after Newark overhauled its teacher compensation system – replacing automatic salary increases with…
Video: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education with NTU
Newark Student Union-led march and rally calling on Newark Public Schools to support community led reform. #reclaimit
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