Unions: Teachers pact in Newark includes merit pay
NEWARK — A tentative contract has been reached for teachers in the Newark Public School system, allowing for merit pay…
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Newark Teacher’s Contract Culmination of Two Years Give and Take
The new deal includes large-scale bonus system and teachers evaluating teachers By John Mooney Two years in the making —…
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N.J. political group pushing for $750M higher ed bond gets $900K in donations
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger State Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean meet with President Kathleen…
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Newark teachers strike historic deal including bonuses for top educators
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson is shown with Cory Booker in this file photo. The…
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Watching ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) in NJ
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) was founded in 1973 as a clearinghouse to promote legislation at the state…
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Video: NJ Teacher of the Year Lauren Marrocco
Lauren Marrocco, who teaches in Perth Amboy, has been named New Jersey Teacher of the Year. She said her…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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