AFTNJ Joins advocacy against waiving NCLB provisions
October 15, 2012 Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C….
College tuition keeps rising in N.J., outpacing rate of inflation
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Students at New Jersey’s four-year colleges and universities will have to dig a little…
Education Profiteering: Wall Street’s Next Big Thing?
By Jeff Faux Wall Street’s involvement in the charter school movement is presented as an act of philanthropy, but…
Job in Ky. causes Kean University to revoke $25G scholarship
By Sergio Bichao PISCATAWAY — Robin K. Bagley was a model student at Kean University. A perfect 4.0 grade-point…
Opinion: Newark needs local control to make schools work
By Mildred C. Crump The Camden Board of Education deserves congratulations for not bowing to pressure and for denying…
N.J. asks support to fund colleges
Vote could authorize borrowing $750 million. By James Osborne, Inquirer Staff Writer Almost a quarter-century after New Jersey voters…
Higher Ed in the Next Congress
By Libby A. Nelson Higher education has played a surprisingly prominent (if hardly substantive) role in the race for…
Opinion: N.J. higher ed bond will boost jobs, grads
By Brian Markison New Jersey is one of five states that invested zero in higher education facilities during the…
NJ asks voters to OK borrowing for campus projects
By Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press. The campaign has begun in earnest to try to get New Jersey voters…
Inside the Classroom with New Jersey’s Latest Teacher of the Year
While politicians debate teacher quality, Perth Amboy’s Lauren Marrocco talks about student teachers, role models, and her drive to…
Bi-partisan group supports $750M N.J. higher ed bond question
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Nearly every major political, education, labor and industry group in New Jersey united…
New Jersey government officials and business and labor leaders seek $750M for construction at NJ colleges and universities
By Bob Jordan NEW BRUNSWICK — Despite a sluggish economy and a nearly double-digit unemployment rate, an undeterred group…
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