Ruiz Raises ‘Severe Concerns’ About Administration’s Teacher Evaluation Program
Chief architect of tenure reform cautions against putting too much importance, too soon, on student performance on state tests…
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Education Non-Profit Recognizes Chiera
In addition to running Saturday school programs, Project Redirect deals with difficult issues such as gang violence, AIDS, youth…
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Christie, Cerf & Co. Take the Reins of Camden Public Schools
Governor vows to be sensitive to local board and community, but is ready to ‘exert whatever control’ is called…
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Deal May End City’s Standoff With Teachers
By Ariel Kaminer Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said on Monday that they had reached an agreement…
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Perth Amboy’s search for bilingual teachers may extend to Puerto Rico
By Suzanne Russell PERTH AMBOY — Board of Education members will vote Tuesday on whether to spend nearly $6,000…
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Christie to announce state takeover of Camden schools
Matt Katz and Claudia Vargas, Inquirer Staff Writers TRENTON – Gov. Christie plans to announce Monday that he is…
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Long-Debated “Renaissance” School Gets Go-Ahead from Camden, State
Plan calls for five privately run schools to open in city, operated with public funds By John Mooney The…
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Fine Print: Overview of Measures for Tracking ‘Growth’
Controversy centers on using student achievement to help evaluate teachers By John Mooney What it is: The State Department…
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Teaching strategies trump togas at Share My Lesson party
The Perth Amboy (N.J.) Federation/AFT substituted lessons for libations on March 9, and turned the BYOB party into a…
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L.A. Teachers’ Union Beats Back Attempt by Bloomberg, Rhee and Murdoch to Buy School Board
By Samantha Winslow New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, not satisfied with pushing his corporate vision on public schools…
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Opinion: Why America demonizes its teachers
By Frank Breslin Evaluating teachers on their students’ performance has elicited much public comment of late. In essence, this…
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Advocacy Group to Monitor Reform Efforts in Public Schools
By Motoko Rich Diane Ravitch, the historian and former assistant education secretary who has become an outspoken critic of…
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