Can Teachers Alone Overcome Poverty? Steven Brill Thinks So
Dana Goldstein This article appeared in the August 29-September 5, 2011 edition of The Nation. Steven Brill, the journalist…
Big Deal Book Newsletter – 8/15/2011
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Newark School Board Votes to Fight State Control of Schools
Acting commissioner Chris Cerf extends olive branch, willing to discuss “orderly transition” By John Mooney It took an extra…
Statewide School Survey Indicates Increasing Class Size Is the Norm
Even with a slight boost in state aid for the current school year, many districts say class size will…
States Fail to Raise Bar in Reading, Math Tests
By STEPHANIE BANCHERO […] The report shows huge disparities among the standards states set when their tests are converted…
Gates, In Alliance with Murdoch’s News Corp, Builds a New App for Corporate Education Reform?
On Aug. 3, Vicki Phillips of the the Gates Foundation announced the creation of an “amazing” new software program…
Right-Wing Billionaires Invest in Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
John Nichols August 8, 2011 As co-chair of Wisconsin’s powerful legislative Joint Finance Committee, Alberta Darling was charged by…
Joe Del Grosso critiques ‘Wall Street approach to education’
Newark Teachers Union President Joseph Del Grosso said he opposes cheating emphatically and that teachers who cheat risk their…
What the New Legislation Means
Despite mass mobilizations from union members and community supporters and strong opposition from the majority of the Democratic Caucus…
New Newark Superintendent Takes Quiet First Steps into Restive City
So, in the wake of Christie’s announcement a month ago, one of Anderson’s early meetings was at the downtown…
Union workers rally in Trenton
Joshua Rosenau Staff Writer A windy, rainy Saturday was not enough to keep thousands of union boosters from the…
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