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…
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He’s The Answer Man For State’s New Teacher Evaluation Framework
By John Mooney Paul Palek spends his days — and evenings — fielding questions from concerned teachers and trying…
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Would You Want to Be Graded on Your Co-Workers’ Performance?
This year, thousands of NYC teachers will be rated based on the test scores of subjects–and students–they do not…
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“Reign of Error”: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools
Forget low test scores, says one of the nation’s foremost education experts in her new book. The privatizers are…
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Classroom Overcrowding: It’s Not Just for Children Anymore
By Benjamin Hart As public school classrooms become increasingly crowded and under-resourced, so do the programs where their teachers…
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Going One On One With New Superintendent Of Camden Public Schools
By John Mooney Paymon Rouhanifard talks experience, charters, contracts — and his ‘100-day plan’ Paymon Rouhanifard, Camden’s new, state-appointed,…
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Newark charter school contract with K12 Inc. shows influence of for-profit companies in public schools
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK— Newark Prep Charter School opened last year with 150 students, a dozen teachers and…
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As another school year starts, teachers once again spending their own money on their students
By Kara Yorio, Staff Writers. The Record. The line at Bosland’s Learning Plus stretched down the aisle and around…
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Loud Voice Fighting Tide of New Trend in Education
By Motoko Rich Diane Ravitch made her name in the 1970s as a historian chronicling the role of public…
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AFL-CIO Funds Newark School to Recognize Civil Rights Struggle
The AFL-CIO has awarded $5,000 to Miller Street School in Newark, at the request of AFTNJ Vice President Awilda…
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New Camden superintendent optimistic about challenge
By Claudia Vargas, Inquirer Staff Writer […] Joseph DelGrosso, head of the Newark Teachers Union and a teacher for…
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