Public Education’s Dangerous Silence
When educators are silent, the governor’s barbs and soundbites are all the more convincing By Gordon MacInnes, August 26…
Higher price on higher education: All 4-year N.J. colleges raise tuition
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Last spring, college students across the state held rallies and protests on their campuses…
“Poverty Is the Problem”: Efforts to Cut Education Funding, Expand Standardized Testing Assailed
As millions of students prepare to go back to school, budget cuts are resulting in teacher layoffs and larger…
Former Rutgers University administrator still eligible for $400K compensation next year
[…] McCormick’s new salary angered many members of Rutgers’ faculty and staff unions. The university has frozen the salaries…
Solidarity with CWA and IBEW
Even though CWA workers are no longer picketing Verizon, that doesn’t mean the fight is over. Unionized Verizon workers…
AFTNJ Endorses State Legislators in Key Districts
Education worker federation of 30,000 endorses candidates who stood up for collective bargaining EDISON…Endorsing a fewer number of candidates…
AFTNJ 2011 Endorsed Candidates
AFTNJ2011 Endorsements List and Press Release DISTRICT 1 Senate No Endorsement Assembly Nelson Albano*+ (D) DISTRICT 2 Senate No…
School head turnover rate rises
Michael Symons | Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Nearly 30 percent of New Jersey school districts hired new superintendents in…
A Faculty (Led) Search
Everyone wants a seat at the table when a campus picks a new leader, and it’s rare that groups…
Another Round at Rutgers
Catherine A. Lugg, a professor of education and treasurer of the faculty union, believes, as do others, that the…
ACLU suing Newark over transparency in Facebook founder’s $100M donation to city schools
Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 1:32 PM By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — A battle over transparency surrounding Facebook founder…
A little (editorial) knowledge is a dangerous thing
Paul L. Tractenberg This newspaper’s Aug. 15 editorial (“It’s time to pass scholarship act”) proves that a little knowledge…
End of content
End of content