Newark Teachers Approve a Contract With Merit Pay
By Kate Zernike NEWARK — The teachers’ union for this city’s chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday…
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Newark Teacher Contract Isn’t Just About Performance Bonuses
Pact scheduled for ratification vote Wednesday includes rules for evaluations, advanced degrees By John Mooney Three weeks since it…
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Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process?
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. As long as accountability remains the educational law of the land, students are bound…
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Five Issues Facing Arne Duncan in a Second Term
By Michele McNeil U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has maintained that he would stick around for a second…
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Groundbreaking Newark teacher contract good for teachers, kids: Editorial
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Joseph Del Grosso, President of the Newark Teachers Union/American Federation of Teachers and Cami Anderson,…
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Cory Booker: Newark can lead in fair teacher compensation
By Cory Booker We have a teacher compensation problem in America. Teachers pour their hearts, souls and even their…
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Lies in Newark over teacher contracts: Editorial
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board As Newark teachers prepare to vote Monday on their proposed contract, we offer this warning:…
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Contract With Merit Pay, Backed by Union Chiefs, Is Tough Sell for Newark Teachers
By Kate Zernike NEWARK — On one side of the table was the union firebrand Randi Weingarten, president of…
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Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System?
By Matthew Cunningham-Cook Last fall, a coterie of extremely wealthy billionaires, among them New York City Mayor Michael…
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Newark teachers blast historic salary contract signed by union leaders
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Leaders of the Newark Teachers Union faced a barrage of criticism from rank…
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Facebook Foundation Turns Corner with Contribution to Newark Contract
On eve of agreement, head of Foundation for Newark’s Future talks about organization’s work so far By John Mooney…
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Lawmakers seek to end N.J. takeover of schools
By Nick Clunn, Staff Writer. The Record. Paterson would gain control of its public school system for the first…
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