Education Reform: Where’s the Debate?
Kenzo Shibata Editor, Chicago Union Teacher The phrase “education reform” has been co-opted to mean a narrow party program…
Students of Online Schools Are Lagging
By JENNY ANDERSON The number of students in virtual schools run by educational management organizations rose sharply last year,…
Fired BCC college chief lands job
BY PATRICIA ALEX, STAFF WRITER, The Record Former Bergen Community College President G. Jeremiah “Jerry” Ryan, ousted last summer…
New Scrutiny for President of Kean University
The federation, which represents 480 professors, professional staff and librarians, has accused Mr. Farahi of falsely stating that he…
Legislation to allow school elections to be moved passes
An Assembly committee has approved legislation to allow school elections to be moved from April to November. “Politicians and…
Ostrowsky faces new landscape of challenges as Barnabas CEO
Chief among the challenges he’ll face is the possible incorporation of University Hospital into the Barnabas system. Ostrowsky said…
Private-public schools bill awaiting in Assembly committee
by Jason Method TRENTON — A proposed law that would allow for private-public schools to be built and operated…
Why push-back against charters? Because they don’t deliver the goods.
Given the Star Ledger’s overtly biased opinions about public education and teachers—most notably their New Year’s day work of…
Urban Hope Act / What’s the rush?
It happens every year when a legislative session is about to end. State lawmakers rush to vote on a…
Fast-Tracked and Rewritten Bill Could Put Some Public Schools Under Private Management
The Urban Hope Act could bring new public schools — with some for-profit management — to some of Jersey’s…
Chris Christie repeats misleading statistic on Newark’s high school graduation rate
Gov. Chris Christie pushes his plans to reform New Jersey public schools using student performance in urban school districts…
Professor: Educating New Jersey’s impoverished kids costs more
BY GEOFF MULVIHILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS One in a periodic series on efforts to remake New Jersey’s education system. NEW…
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