Task Force’s Report On Special-Education Reforms Calls For Changes
By John Mooney Recommendations include return to state aid based on individual students’ needs, not ‘census-based’ method More than…
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Op-Ed: Drawing Succor And Sustenance From Membership In The Teachers Union
By Norine Gall A strong union does far more than protect teachers; it makes it possible for students to…
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Video: Perth Amboy Federation Parent Literacy Convention
Perth Amboy teacher (and PAF-AFT president) Pat Paradiso stresses the importance of literacy in education while welcoming parents, students…
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Stagnant State Funding Remains Overriding Concern For New Jersey Schools
By John Mooney Education commissioner calls for dialogue between state and districts, but offers scant hope for increased aid…
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Fragile Truce Shows Signs Of Crumbling During Newark School Board Meeting
By John Mooney Charter-school advocates clash with teachers’ union leader, students disrupt gathering and chant ‘Cerf must go’ Protesting…
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‘The diplomacy is over’: Protesters blast Cerf, derail Newark meeting
NEWARK – Just three months after his appointment, it appears the welcome wagon for Superintendent of Schools Christopher Cerf…
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Video: Candlelight Vigil for Public Information @NTU_481
Community, students, parents and educators show support for public education in Newark.
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Garfield teachers ratify agreement
By Kristie Cattafi, Staff Writer, Community News (Garfield Edition) Garfield teachers ratified a two-year agreement with 2-percent raises for…
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Charter school proposed for former Star-Ledger property in Newark
By Dan Ivers | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK – New York-based Uncommon Schools is hoping to build a new…
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Newark teachers’ union says merit pay hasn’t worked
By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. – It was hailed as a breakthrough when the bargain was struck:…
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Press: Garfield Teachers Ratify Two-Year Contract
CONTACT: Nat T. Bender, nbender [@] aftnj.org, 908-377-0393 Overcome state shortfall in funding and restrictions to reach agreement GARFIELD…Garfield…
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