Chris Christie’s Education Reforms Encountered Turbulence in 2014
By John Mooney Political realities meant backing off on teacher evaluations and Newark’s state-appointed superintendent As 2014 nears a…
At Senate Confirmation Hearing, Hespe Takes Some Tough Questions
By John Mooney Topics acting commissioner tackles: Abbott v. Burke, salary caps, state-takeover districts, school choice and, inevitably, Cami…
Report Contains Good News About New Jersey’s Graduating Class Of 2014
By John Mooney Overall graduation rates are up slightly, as are those for African-American and Hispanic students New Jersey’s…
Vocal critic of Newark school reorganization plans to seek reelection to school board
By Naomi Nix, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Five months away from the Newark Public Schools Advisory board election,…
Baraka calls for state intervention at Barringer schools
By Naomi Nix | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — Newark mayor Ras Baraka released a letter today…
Day of Judgment Draws Near for New Jersey’s New Teacher-Evaluation System
By John Mooney Amid debate during first year of implementation, key juncture will be reached soon when teachers get…
Newark Mayor Continues Push to Wrest Back Reins of City’s Schools
By John Mooney Hosting weekend gathering of various stakeholders is part of broader political strategy addressing issue he doesn’t…
NJ Teacher Evaluations Are: a) Mostly a Success b) Still Need Work c) Both
By John Mooney How was the first year of New Jersey’s new teacher evaluation system? Depends on whom you…
Arbitrators Rule Against Newark’s Anderson in Two More Tenure Cases
By John Mooney Superintendent taken to task for using two years of teacher evaluations when only one is allowed…
Teachers Add Critical Voice to State’s Newly Named Testing Commission
By John Mooney While skeptics worry Christie appointees will rubber-stamp state policy, two named to panel express optimism that…
In Newark, teacher tenure ruling could impact other cases
By Naomi Nix, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — A state-appointed arbitrator ordered Newark Public Schools last month…
Superintendent could face legislative subpoena on ‘One Newark’
By Naomi Nix | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — State Sen. Ronald Rice banged the drum on…
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