Report: NJ Schools Not Fully Recovered From Great Recession
By John Mooney Federal Reserve Bank charts deep cuts in per-pupil funding, significant layoffs of teaching staff The Great…
Student Cited By Ted Cruz As Proof Of Obama’s Failure Is Actually Grateful For Obamacare
By Sam Stein During his 21-hour talkfest on the Senate floor earlier this week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) went…
Rutgers University student leader John Connelly reacts after he was mentioned during Cruz’ speech-a-thon
John is introduced about 3:30 into clip. When Rutgers student activist heard he was mentioned in Sen. Cruz’ speech,…
Matt Taibbi on How Wall Street Hedge Funds Are Looting the Pension Funds of Public Workers
In his latest article for Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi reports that Wall Street firms are now making millions in…
Buono, Christie far apart on education
By John Reitmeyer, State House Bureau, The Record. Governor Christie joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker — the Democrat running…
Jersey City council OKs paid sick time for most private workers
By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal Jersey City has become the first city in the state, and the sixth…
U.S. to Contact Borrowers With New Options for Repaying Student Loans
By Tamar Lewin When President Obama last month announced proposals to make college more affordable, many critics focused on…
Christie-backed Newark schools chief still under fire, despite push for nationally-recognized reforms
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Marcia Howard waited four hours for her turn to speak at a recent…
Newark School District, Teachers Union Take Stock After Pact’s First Year
By John Mooney Bonuses awarded to those who did stellar work but questions remain about how to deal with…
An Adjunct Tragedy
By Rick Perlstein […] I’m still collecting adjuncts’ stories. Here is one I’ve recently received from a psychology teacher…
Opinion: We need to stop vilifying public employees in N.J.
By Barry Chalofsky I was a public employee for 35 years! I didn’t dream of working for the state…
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