Effort to eliminate Rutgers Board of Trustees runs into roadblock
By Kelly Heyboer and Matt Friedman/ The Star-Ledger PISCATAWAY — State Senate President Stephen Sweeney’s attempt to pass a…
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Lacking Definitive Ruling on Affirmative Action, Both Sides Claim Victory
By John Schwartz and Richard Perez- Pena WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to send a thorny affirmative action…
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Study: Charter schools are improving, but performance still close to public schools
By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger Students in charter schools fared better than those in traditional public schools in some states…
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Editorial: N.J. students seeking citizenship should be granted in-state college tuition rates
Though previous efforts have foundered, the state Assembly is trying again on a measure to allow the children of…
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N.J. bill to grant in-state tuition for students in the country illegally stalls
By Matt Friedman/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — A bill to allow students living in the country illegally to pay in-state…
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ACLU files lawsuit to block two NJ religious colleges from higher education bond money
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey filed a lawsuit today…
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Student Debt and Dwindling Public Resources for Higher Education Threaten Americans’ Access to College, AFT Report Finds
WASHINGTON—As education leaders across the nation are calling on Congress to act before July 1 to prevent student loan…
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New Rutgers-Newark leader to be among highest-paid at university
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor will take a major pay cut when she becomes…
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Controversial teacher prep ranking gives top grades to Kean, Rutgers-Camden, Seton Hall
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Kean University, Rutgers-Camden and Seton Hall University were among the schools earning top marks…
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Arguing the Costs of Tuition Equality
A proposed measure would let all NJ students — regardless of immigration status — pay in-state tuition at state…
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Bills aimed at making college cheaper for children of immigrants clear hurdle
By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal Two bills aimed at allowing illegal immigrants and the children of illegal immigrants…
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How Corporate Greed Is Starving Our Public School System
The total cost of K-12 educational cutbacks in recent years is about equal to the amount of state taxes…
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