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…
Charters to cost School District $25 million more than anticipated
By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer The Philadelphia School District has seen its charter school costs soar at the…
Revised ‘One Newark’ Plan – One Less Closure, Changes for Charters
By John Mooney Historic Weequahic High stays, students at schools turned over to charters have the option of staying…
Ready to Run? AFTNJ Officer Elections
AFTNJ is a democratic organization where all 29 officers are elected at the biennial convention. AFTNJ Executive Officer positions…
2014 Solidarity Convention Awards
Nominate an outstanding member, community ally or legislator for his work on behalf of labor or education. Ray Peterson…
AFTNJ 2014 Convention April 26
Post-Convention Update (4/28): Award Winners, Approved Constitution, and Election Results. The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) 2014…
First Round of New Teacher Evaluations Released to Educators
By Desirée Taylor Senior Correspondent […] Test scores are part of the criteria, but not the predominant factor used…
Rutgers pact boosts non-tenure faculty
By Rita Giordano NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers’ non-tenure-track faculty have approved a tentative agreement that includes more multiyear contracts,…
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