Fight Over School Closings in Newark, Other Cities Heads to Legislative Arena
By John Mooney Bill spurred by ongoing controversy would require local approval of plans to shut or sell buildings…
GOP’s Enron-esque Higher Ed Plan: Fire Tenured Faculty to Fund Student Dorms
By James Cersonsky In Gov. Tom Corbett’s Pennsylvania, if it’s public and it’s education, burn it down! The tenure…
LGBT Inclusive Contract Language Workshop
February 21, 2014, Noon – 5 pm (deadline to register is 2/14/2014) Rutgers Cook Campus Center, Multipurpose Room B,…
Experts support both sides of school-schedule debate
By Diane D’Amico, Education Writer […] “The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey is concerned that Gov. Chris Christie…
Christie’s plan for longer school day would be expensive venture, officials say
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger [..] Both of the state’s teachers unions voiced concerns about the plan. American Federation of…
Collaborative Approach Necessary for Improving New Jersey Schools
EDISON…Statement from AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera on Governor Chris Christie’s call for extending school days and years. “The…
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…
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The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, was founded to promote the products and services produced in America…
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