The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not
By Christie Thompson Chicago Public School students were back in school last Wednesday, after the Chicago Teacher Union and…
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Teen charged in Newark slaying threatened teacher’s life in 2009, records show
By James Queally/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — The incident took place 3½ years ago in a Newark classroom. Jose Cotto,…
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Cerf & Co. Deliver ‘State of the Schools’ Address
At the yearly convocation, commissioner and staff review goals and chart progress of state’s education initiatives — one slide…
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Newark teachers would earn merit pay under possible program
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union and state education officials are hammering out specifics of…
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Newark Eyes Merit Pay for Teachers
By Lisa Fleisher New Jersey and the Newark Teachers Union are negotiating a form of merit pay in the…
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Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law Struck Down By County Judge
By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law…
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What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate
Pedro Noguera The Chicago teachers’ strike added an interesting dynamic to the presidential race. Though the strike is apparently…
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Chicago teachers’ strike against reform a battle N.J. should watch
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board The picket line in Chicago is now the front line in the fight for education…
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The Struggle in Chicago
What pushed Chicago’s teachers past their breaking point and onto picket lines last week? The strike, which at this…
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Strike Against Inequality
Christie Thompson All eyes were on Chicago this week, as 29,000 teachers took to the streets to strike. Reports…
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Romney-Ryan Prep School Fantasies: Wrong About Teachers… and Parents
By John Nichols Politicians who are hellbent on undermining—and ultimately privatizing—public education in America often imagine that parents share…
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Teachers and the Death of the American Worker
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. Is the pushback we’re seeing against Chicago’s striking teachers just another symptom of the…
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