Civil Rights Groups to Congress: Current Education Policy ‘Is Causing Real Harm’
By Jan Resseger Congress is considering an eight-years overdue reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),…
State Renews 14 Charter Schools, But Puts Seven Of Them On Probation
Mixed numbers indicate tricky balancing act — foster charters while maintaining high standards By John Mooney The Christie administration…
How Bad Journalism Is Driving the Collapse of Our Once-Great Public Education System
By Jeff Bryant, AlterNet Be afraid, be very afraid, any time you see a reporter in the business media…
New furor over N.J. tests as student privacy concerns raised
By Hannan Adely, Staff Writer, The Record The security of the state’s standardized tests is clashing with parents’ privacy…
Median Salaries of Tenured and Tenure-Track Professors at 4-Year Colleges, 2014-15
The median base salaries of tenured and tenure-track professors at four-year colleges increased by 2 percent in 2014 —…
7 things to know about PARCC’s effect on teacher evaluations
By Adam Clark, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey parents and students may have heard that data extracted…
Students’ social media pages are monitored during PARCC exams, N.J. superintendent learns
By Alex Napoliello, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com WATCHUNG — A superintendent was taken aback after learning Pearson, a…
Embattled Newark superintendent responds to tough questions on teacher pay, building sale
By Naomi Nix | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — Two months ago state lawmakers grilled Newark schools…
Camden Teacher Pact Rings True – Without Bells, Whistles Of Earlier Deals
By John Mooney Contract awards 2 percent pay hike and retroactive pay, while state wins more instructional time and…
Sweeney on Christie’s labor policy: it’s a distraction from the economy
NEWARK – With the specter of union-busting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s rising popularity casting a shadow over potential 2016…
Fine Print: Anderson Answers Legislature’s Questions About ‘One Newark,’ Budget
By John Mooney Newark schools superintendent submits 35-page response to legislators’ questions in preview of follow-up hearing today What…
Program to turn around Newark’s struggling schools embroiled in controversy
Naomi Nix, NJ Advance Media NEWARK — Three years ago Darleen Gearhart, then a school district mathematics supervisor, would…
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