Mayor: Newark superintendent’s departure ‘great news for us’
By Jessica Mazzola, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — Hours before the state officially announced the departure of…
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Newark superintendent to step down, state education commissioner says
NEWARK – Cami Anderson will step down as Newark’s superintendent of schools by July 8, state Education Commissioner David…
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At @NJSpotlight Roundtable, Kudos And Challenges For Pre-K And Beyond
By John Mooney Senate President Sweeney uses venue to announce preschool services, full-day kindergarten among his ‘top-five’ priorities New…
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What’s Left Of Zuckerberg’s Gift? $30 Million Of Funds Given To City’s Schools
By John Mooney With a year to go, Foundation for Newark’s Future makes some smaller, still-critical, endowments Four years…
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Top Teachers Reflect: “By helping to sharpen others I sharpen myself”
The New Jersey National Board Certified Teacher Network held a ceremony May 13 to recognize new and renewed National…
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Christie Touts Education Record In New Jersey During Policy Address In Iowa
Touts tenure reform and merit-pay deal, but doesn’t mention controversies over Common Core and state takeovers of urban schools…
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Beyond High Teacher Scores, Evaluations Offer Plenty Of Thought-Provoking Data
By John Mooney Numbers across the board skewed high, including teacher effectiveness in classrooms and administrator’s 97 percent “effective”…
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N.J. gets high marks for school funding in national report
By Adam Clark, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey’s equity in school funding fares well when compared to…
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Union Candidates for PERS Board of Trustees Win
The NJ AFL-CIO announced that Tracy Smith (AFSCME) and Carey Brown (CWA) won County and State seats on the…
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Negotiators for Garfield teachers contract back at the bargaining table
By John Seasly, Staff Writer, The Record GARFIELD — Nearly a year since the city teachers contract expired and…
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AFTNJ President Donna M Chiera Asks: ‘How Can You Base High Stakes Tests on Shifting Education Standards?’
Contact: Nat T. Bender 908-377-0393, nbender [at] aftnj.org We agree with NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe that the process…
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Op-Ed: Newark Demands Quality Schools, Return To Democratic Process
State control abrogates rights of students and citizens, hasn’t improved schools, and ignores wishes of the community By Lauren…
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