Teacher tenure bill clears N.J. Senate
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The Senate unanimously approved a measure today intended to overhaul the state’s century-old…
Christie Tries for Tenure Compromise
By Heather Haddon. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has dropped his insistence on ending seniority-based layoffs for public schoolteachers…
Newark Teachers Union Contract Update
As has been the case nationwide, the NPS is looking to introduce some performance pay components into any forthcoming…
School voucher loss is gain for equality
By James J. Florio. If there is anything good in the bad New Jersey fiscal situation, with its revenue…
Charter Schools Still Enroll Fewer Disabled Students
By Motoko Rich. Charter schools in most states continue to enroll proportionately fewer students with disabilities than traditional public…
Newark Charters Still Looking for a Home
Newark continues to argue about sharing space with charter schools By John Mooney. More than a year after Newark…
Tighter teacher tenure measure advances
By Geoff Mulvihill. Associated Press. TRENTON — The idea of making tenure tougher for New Jersey teachers to get…
Two Years in the Making, Ruiz Tenure Reform Bill Inches Closer to Law
Proposed legislation draws accolades from both sides of the aisle By John Mooney Teacher tenure reform took a big…
Teacher tenure reform clears hurdle in Senate
[…] But rank-and-file teachers remain skeptical of the reform measure, said Donna M. Chiera, the New Jersey head of…
Teacher tenure overhaul clears N.J. Senate committee
By Leslie Brody. Staff Writer. The Record. A state Senate committee advanced a bill Monday to overhaul the century-old…
State Senate committee approves bill that links teacher tenure to performance
By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The first major change to New Jersey’s tenure law in a century, but…
N.J. Senate committee to discuss changes to teacher tenure
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerState Senator Teresa Ruiz is shown in a 2010 file photo. Last week, Ruiz…
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