In New Jersey, oversight of higher education is up in the air
Matt Katz, Inquirer Trenton Bureau Unions representing employees at colleges and universities say Christie has ignored the law that…
New Jersey public colleges’ tuition rises 4 percent on average
By DIANE D’AMICO Education Writer Undergraduate tuition and fees at the state’s 10 public colleges will increase an average…
Rutgers faculty decry spending on athletics
BY PATRICIA ALEX STAFF WRITER The Record The faculty union at Rutgers University is crying foul after a report…
N.J. teachers getting smaller raises, study says
Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Average pay raises for teachers dropped this year to their lowest ever, the result…
Rutgers sports costs don’t anger Christie
By CHARLES STILE COLUMNIST Governor Christie never let a mere technicality, such as lack of authority, stop him from…
Teacher Contract Talks: Slow Going, Small Raises
A third of school districts will be starting out the year without a contract in place By John Mooney,…
Rutgers Athletics Grow at Expense of Academics
Rutgers Grows Athletics, Trims Academics By Curtis Eichelberger and Oliver Staley – Aug 16, 2011 12:00 AM ET Aug….
Can Teachers Alone Overcome Poverty? Steven Brill Thinks So
Dana Goldstein This article appeared in the August 29-September 5, 2011 edition of The Nation. Steven Brill, the journalist…
Big Deal Book Newsletter – 8/15/2011
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Newark School Board Votes to Fight State Control of Schools
Acting commissioner Chris Cerf extends olive branch, willing to discuss “orderly transition” By John Mooney It took an extra…
United Nations Leader Calls for ‘Intellectual Social Responsibility’
Calling for “intellectual social responsibility,” the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday urged academics to…
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