Christie

New WHYY Column: Can NJ Circumvent Superintendent Salary Caps?

Today at Newsworks: In 2011, Governor Christie's administration issued salary caps for all of New Jersey's school superintendents. Using his…

10 years ago

NJ DOE Double-Dippers Amidst NJ’s Pension Woes

Speaking of salaries, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on an investigation from New Jersey Watchdog that found that an obscure unit…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: NJ School Funding, NJEA, and Christie’s Grim Pension Prognosis

 On Tuesday a gloomy Chris Christie donned a hair shirt instead of a fleece jacket and proffered his 2015 fiscal-year…

11 years ago

New WHYY column: Who Will Christie Choose to Replace Cerf?

Read it here: Last week New Jersey Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf announced that he was leaving the Department of Education…

11 years ago

New Spotlight Column: Cerf’s Decision to Leave NJ Commish Slot for Private Enterprise

Hot off the press, today's column at NJ Spotlight: Someone ought to give Chris Cerf a flak suit as he…

11 years ago

Sen. Sweeney: Let’s Cut that 2% School Tax Increase Cap Down to 0%

No, that was no slip of the tongue the other day: Sen. President Sweeney is serious about a zero tax…

11 years ago

Is NJ’s Education Reform Efforts Damaged by Christiegate or Not?

Yesterday in NJ Spotlight I said "yes," especially in Newark, given the recent dings to Cami Anderson's leadership and the…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: Why Is Camden’s Turn-Around Plan Getting A Better Reception Than Newark’s?

From my column today at WHYY Newsworks: This is not Jersey's best week. Revelations from Bridgegate, along with the peculiar…

11 years ago

How Trenton High School Fell Down in the First Place

Not to jinx anything, but it’s beginning to look like Trenton is going to get a new high school. Today’s…

11 years ago

Longer School Days? Nope, Dinner

Blogging’s been light this week -- blame it on my hubbie’s (minor) surgery – and maybe I’m crankier than usual.…

11 years ago