Aronson: GOP can find enlightenment in its past
This is part of an ongoing series demonstrating the potential for common ground between progressives and conservatives on labor…
Statement: AFTNJ’s Donna M. Chiera on Chris Cerf reported resignation
Contact: Nat T. Bender, 908-377-0393, nbender@aftnj.org EDISON…State education Commissioner Chris Cerf will be leaving office, reportedly on March 1….
Movement to Delay New School Standards, Testing Gains Support
By John Mooney Legislators, education groups find common ground in talk of delaying at least some parts of Common…
IRS Suggests ‘Reasonable’ Ways of Calculating Adjuncts’ Hours
By Audrey Williams June The Internal Revenue Service has issued final rules on how colleges should calculate adjuncts’ workloads…
Spotlight Q&A: Influential Democrat Offers Take on Key Education Issues
By John Mooney State Senate President discusses school funding, state takeovers, and vouchers Arguably the state’s second-most powerful politician,…
N.J. law lengthens tenure eligibility to six years
By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer New faculty hires at New Jersey’s state colleges will have more time to…
Guarantee of paid sick days stirs debate
By Hugh R. Morley, Staff Writer. The Record. Pending state legislation is backed by religious, labor, civil rights and…
Veteran NJ college president George Pruitt elected head of powerful accreditation group
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — George Pruitt, president of Thomas Edison State College, will serve as the…
The Problem with School ‘Choice’
By Jessie B. Ramey Public schools are neither cars nor boxes of cereal. Let’s stop treating them like they…
The Teacher Commitment That Cannot Be Evaluated With Tests
By John Nichols Teachers, parents and students are pushing back against high-stakes testing, over-testing and the fantasy that education…
Free Community College? Tennessee Proposal Draws Praise and Concerns
By Eric Kelderman In recent years, nearly every state in the nation has been scrambling to find cost-effective ways…
Skepticism Abounds at Education Dept.’s College-Ratings Symposium
By Kelly Field Pity the poor data geeks at the National Center for Education Statistics. The Education Department has…
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