State Releases First Results from Pilot Trials of Teacher Evaluation Systems
By John Mooney Initial report correlates data collected from 25 districts participating in pilot for at least a year…
New Refrain at Kean U.: Just Saying No to Tenure
[…] According to the faculty union, Mr. Farahi sent letters this month to six professors, telling them that at…
Immigrants go on ‘pilgrimage’ for in-state tuition, citizenship
By Matt Friedman/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Noemi Medina speaks with an American accent. The 18-year-old single mother from Pennsauken…
Top administrator leaves Kean University after plagiarism probe
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger UNION TOWNSHIP — A top Kean University administrator has left the school after being…
Take action: Support Unemployment Insurance for Adjuncts
Please [click here] to write to legislative leaders in the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate to request they…
Kean Local Standing Strong for Academics and Tenure
The Kean Federation of Teachers local is mobilizing to defend the integrity of academics and tenure at the embattled…
How Charter Schools Are Undermining the Future of Public Education
In too many places, charters function more like deregulated “enterprise zones” than models of reform, providing subsidized spaces for…
Sweeney proposes study on deferring tuition at state colleges
By Maddie Hanna, Inquirer Trenton Bureau […] Sweeney has revised the bill to broaden the commission’s scope to a…
Tenure battle looms as teachers take stand
By Cheryl Hehl, Staff Writer UNION COUNTY — The potential tenure of 10 Kean University faculty members was left…
Help the Philippines: Donate to AFT Disaster Relief Fund
The entire AFT family is heartbroken by the loss of life and devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan. We…
N.J. mayors push for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
BY Patricia Alex, Staff Writer. The Record. Mayors of 10 New Jersey cities have signed a letter supporting legislation…
Rethinking the Rise of Inequality
By Eduardo Porter Many Americans have come to doubt the proposition that college delivers a path to prosperity. In a…
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