Op-Ed: Putting NJ High School Diplomas to the Test
By Stan Karp What will Common Core exams mean for the state’s proficiency rates? There were more than 100,000…
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The Secret to One High-Poverty School District’s Success
How Union City, NJ schools achieved huge gains. Hint: It wasn’t via corporate school reform. The following is a…
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Explainer: Abbott V. Burke, Changing The Rules For Funding Schools
By John Mooney A series of state Supreme Court rulings starting in 1985, Abbott v. Burke continues to shape…
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New Charter School Looks Hopefully to the Future
Private academy in Newark is first in state to switch to become public charter. By John Mooney. Fiorella Serrano…
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Newark superintendent Cami Anderson up for bonus while challenges mount
Entering her third year on the job, Newark’s state-appointed schools superintendent, Cami Anderson, is up for a second year…
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School Districts, Charter Schools Save Money By Impoverishing Support Staff
By Jake Blumgart There’s a vast difference between working in an unionized district and working in an unorganized charter…
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Christie vetoes bill boosting nonteaching staff’s rights
Gov. Christie vetoed a bill Thursday that would have given nonteaching school employees such as teacher’s aides, custodians, cafeteria…
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Newark students say We are a lot like Trayvon Martin
By Jaysen Bazile and Thais Marquez We are Trayvon Martin. We are young. We are black and we are…
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Student Growth Objectives: The Other Teacher Evaluation Tool
With no state tests other than for language arts and math, can SGOs offer a window into teacher performance?…
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Special-Needs Schools Salaries Draw Scrutiny of State Auditor
Some earn $50,000 more per year than maximum allowed in public-school districts By John Mooney The salaries of top…
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Alternative Grad School Raises Concerns About Who’s Teaching NJ’s Teachers
Founded by three charter school networks, Relay stresses skills-based modules over academic theory By John Mooney The Christie administration…
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Bergen County non-profit assumes control of Paterson Head Start programs
Myles Ma/NJ.com PATERSON — A Bergen County organization took over the city’s Head Start programs this month, after a…
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