The Obama Administration’s Next Big Move in the Battle Over Public Education
By Gary Cohn The nomination of Ted Mitchell to the Department of Ed. is a clear indication of just…
Newark parents, teachers, students take protest to Trenton
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Their focus may have broadened, but their anger remains laser sharp. Hundreds of…
Photos: #NJEdMarch27 rally for public education
Post by AFT New Jersey.
NJ schools use technology to revolutionize classroom lessons
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger […] That same sense of engagement can be found in the spacious math centers at…
Fine Print: Bill Seeks To Clear Path To Ending State Control Of Urban Schools
By John Mooney Legislation would return certain functions to local board in Newark, then to Paterson, Jersey City and…
Donna Chiera testimony: QSAC fails to move districts forward
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera delivered the following testimony to the State Senate Education Committee today in Trenton. QSAC…
‘Calculator’ Helps NJ Teachers Figure Whether They’ll Make the Grade
By John Mooney Online tool helps determine where they might fall within new ‘ineffective’ to ‘highly effective’ evaluation system…
Chris Christie’s Charter School Nightmare: “White Flight, and They’re Bankrupting Us”
By Josh Eidelson “We are creating separate but equal school systems,” Hoboken school board president warns. While New Jersey…
Is Record-High State Aid to Schools Really Just a Numbers Game?
By John Mooney Nonpartisan analysis shows districts getting less than total received in 2009-2010 In touting his proposed state…
NJ Citzen Action and Newark Teacher’s Union both back Baraka
The New Jersey Citizen Action’s PAC announced its endorsement of Ras Baraka for Mayor of Newark today, praising the…
Newark Teachers Endorse Ras Baraka for Mayor
By Marc Bussanich Newark, NJ—Ras Baraka won the endorsement of the Newark Teachers Union on Monday, March 10 to…
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