July 13, 2009

NJEA, Corzine, and Christie News

Laura Waters July 13, 2009

Joyce Powell, out-going NJEA president, will join the NEA’s nine-member executive committee on September 1st, reports the Gloucester County Times. The article juxtaposes Powell’s views

Philly Teacher Union Places Seniority Above Equal Opportunity for Kids

Laura Waters July 13, 2009

The bottom line is, the poorest students and the students of color have the highest number of inexperienced and ineffective teachers, the highest rates of

NJEA November Convention: A “Microcosm” of What’s Wrong with NJ Schools?

Laura Waters July 13, 2009

Is the NJEA Annual Convention, held the first Thursday and Friday in November, an inspired opportunity for teachers to network and improve instruction? Or is

NJEA, Corzine, and Christie News

Philly Teacher Union Places Seniority Above Equal Opportunity for Kids

NJEA November Convention: A “Microcosm” of What’s Wrong with NJ Schools?

BREAKING: Statement from JerseyCAN on State’s Long-Delayed Release of Student Test Results

NJEA: Murphy’s Elimination of Teacher Performance Test Is a Major Win for Students and Educators

Murphy Signs Bill Eliminating EdTPA Test for Teacher Certification

LILLEY: Blue States Had More School Closures and More Learning Loss — Just Like NJ under Gov. Murphy

Lamont Repollet and the 64 Floor: How Did He Raise Asbury Park’s Graduation Rate? Let’s Do the Math.

Braun Crosses the Line

Too Much Fun to Pass By: Planet Princeton Trips Up Public School Choice Opponent Julia Sass Rubin

Ed Comm. Repollet Goes For the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” but State Board of Education Refuses to Play – For Now.

Opting-In as “the Great Equalizer”