N.J. officials tell 200 school board members to step down after failing to complete background check
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Nearly 200 school board members must “immediately vacate their position” after failing to…
Driving the Teacher Quality Component for Education Reform
Assistant State Commissioner Peter Shulman brings experience and expertise to his latest post By John Mooney The man in…
NJIT appoints interim leader to permanent university president
By Nic Corbett/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — New Jersey Institute of Technology’s board of trustees has abruptly ended its national…
The State of the Governor’s Education Agenda
Christie was not short on ambition when it came to education, but how did he fare on his own…
NJ education reform: School budget election changes, private urban charter schools OK’d
Private urban charter schools OK’d Jason Method, Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Two Democratic proposals for education reform overwhelmingly passed…
Shanker Education Report: Money Matters, Affects Student Performance, Outcomes Money Education
Amid major slashes to public funding, political leaders have cited assertions that money doesn’t affect student learning to sometimes…
Higher education’s wish list for a bond issue in NJ could cost several billion dollars
Gov. Chris Christie says he’s studying whether voters should be asked later this year to approve borrowing money to…
Kean U. Board Investigates Allegations About President
The board of Kean University is investigating allegations of false statements on the résumé of Dawood Farahi, the president,…
Kean U. Board Investigates President Over Alleged Spurious Credentials
Kean University’s Board of Trustees is looking into assertions by the institution’s faculty union that Kean’s president falsified his…
Kean University Union releases findings challenging President’s resume claims
Calls on Kean Trustees to initiate an independent, academic investigation UNION, NJ…The Kean University full-time faculty and professional staff…
NJEA support for private management of public schools displays weakness, cynicism
“It was an NJEA deal,’’ said Joseph Del Grosso, president of the Newark Teachers Union, an affiliate of the…
Christie Pledges School Aid Battle
New Jersey Governor Seeks to Remake Supreme Court in Effort to Change Education Funding for Poor and Urban Districts…
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