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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Cerf Goes Public About Student Test Scores and Teacher Evaluations
At standing-room-only meeting of the state BOE, administration puts rough percentages to components of teacher ratings By John Mooney…
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Debt Payments Cast Shadow on Christie’s School-Aid Picture
While budget freezes or slightly boosts aid, state construction-grant assessments soar 60 percent By John Mooney New Jersey school…
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Making a difference every day Davis Hannah of Newark Teachers Union
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National Attention and Cash in Los Angeles School Vote
By Jennifer Medina LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, voters in Los Angeles will go to the polls for a…
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School vouchers, aid increase, included in Christie budget
By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Inside the nearly $9 billion that Gov. Chris Christie’s budget allocates for schools…
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Perth Amboy school board rescinds superintendent’s suspension
By Suzanne Russell […] Although some board members were surprised to see the suspension issue rescinded, Donna Chiera, president…
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Majority of NJ Schools Opt for Widely Used Teacher-Evaluation Method
Princeton-based consultant’s model is choice of 60 percent of districts as they prepare for tenure law’s new mandate By…
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Bill requiring daily recess for N.J. kids moves through Senate committee
TRENTON — A New Jersey legislative committee has pushed forward a bill that would require all New Jersey students…
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