“Poverty Is the Problem”: Efforts to Cut Education Funding, Expand Standardized Testing Assailed
As millions of students prepare to go back to school, budget cuts are resulting in teacher layoffs and larger…
School head turnover rate rises
Michael Symons | Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Nearly 30 percent of New Jersey school districts hired new superintendents in…
ACLU suing Newark over transparency in Facebook founder’s $100M donation to city schools
Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 1:32 PM By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — A battle over transparency surrounding Facebook founder…
A little (editorial) knowledge is a dangerous thing
Paul L. Tractenberg This newspaper’s Aug. 15 editorial (“It’s time to pass scholarship act”) proves that a little knowledge…
N.J. teachers getting smaller raises, study says
Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Average pay raises for teachers dropped this year to their lowest ever, the result…
Teacher Contract Talks: Slow Going, Small Raises
A third of school districts will be starting out the year without a contract in place By John Mooney,…
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…
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