Teaching strategies trump togas at Share My Lesson party
The Perth Amboy (N.J.) Federation/AFT substituted lessons for libations on March 9, and turned the BYOB party into a…
Rutgers-UMDNJ merger gets key approval
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Rutgers University’s accrediting agency will announce later this week that it…
L.A. Teachers’ Union Beats Back Attempt by Bloomberg, Rhee and Murdoch to Buy School Board
By Samantha Winslow New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, not satisfied with pushing his corporate vision on public schools…
Opinion: Why America demonizes its teachers
By Frank Breslin Evaluating teachers on their students’ performance has elicited much public comment of late. In essence, this…
Adjuncts on File
By Carl Straumsheim New Jersey’s community colleges will this year consolidate how they hire and train non-tenure-track instructors, but…
Advocacy Group to Monitor Reform Efforts in Public Schools
By Motoko Rich Diane Ravitch, the historian and former assistant education secretary who has become an outspoken critic of…
Cerf Goes Public About Student Test Scores and Teacher Evaluations
At standing-room-only meeting of the state BOE, administration puts rough percentages to components of teacher ratings By John Mooney…
Rutgers President Unveils University’s First Strategic Plan in 18 Years
Barchi promises not to go it alone, instead soliciting stakeholder input every step of the way By Tara Nurin…
Debt Payments Cast Shadow on Christie’s School-Aid Picture
While budget freezes or slightly boosts aid, state construction-grant assessments soar 60 percent By John Mooney New Jersey school…
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Comments needed: Don’t let colleges use the ACA to abuse contingent faculty
[…] The AFT plans to comment again, urging Treasury to stay true to the spirit of the Affordable Care…
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