Newark needs more money to meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million challenge
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — With big money came big ideas — and that’s when it got complicated….
Home stretch for tenure
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board An epic overhaul of tenure may be the most important measure to come out of…
N.J. Assembly panel OKs teacher tenure bill; Senate bill amended
By Leslie Brody. Staff Writer. Shortly after the Assembly education committee passed a tenure bill Thursday afternoon, the senator…
Braun: Let ‘invisible’ Newark students help save their troubled schools
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist NEWARK — They are faceless, voiceless. Often portrayed as victims or, worse, incompetents, young people…
Longer school days in the lesson plan for some N.J. districts?
By Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau David Gard/The Star-LedgerStudents and teachers in more than two dozen New Jersey school districts could have…
Christie Presses the Flesh — and His Case for Tenure Reform
Governor works town hall meeting, while legislators continue to work behind the scenes on two tenure reform bills By…
Endgame on tenure
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Sen. Teresa Ruiz has been working for more than two years to find agreement on…
N.J. bill making evaluations key to teacher tenure may soon be introduced
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — More than a year after state Sen. Teresa Ruiz began gathering evidence on…
Groups protest Christie’s education funding
By Rita Giordano and Inquirer Staff Writers. A coalition of nearly 60 organizations including education advocates and groups that…
New Player At Table as Lawmakers Fine Tune Teacher Tenure Reform
Chair of Assembly’s education committee offers a competing proposal By John Mooney With a new twist coming out of the…
Pre-Kindergarten for All? Not By a Longshot
Which states are walking the walk when it comes to funding pre-K programs — and which are lagging far…
State Auditor Issues Report Critical of How NJ Oversees Charter Schools
Approval, review of schools found lacking; DOE says problems have been resolved and sends warning letters to schools with…
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