Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
August 8, 2012
The Record Editorial Board praises NJEA and Gov. Christie’s willingness to “touch that third rail of politics” and agree to sensible reforms to teacher tenure
“Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan.”
Laura Waters
August 6, 2012
That’s the nub of today’s celebration at Von E. Mauger Middle School in Middlesex, about an hour from now, when Gov. Christie and NJEA leaders
Tenure Update: Time for a Photo Op?
Laura Waters
July 11, 2012
The Star-Ledger fact-checked Senate President Steve Sweeney’s assertion that Jersey’s new tenure reform legislation “modernizes” tenure but doesn’t eliminate it. In an interview with WNYC’s
WHYY Post: Statehouse Democrats Want to Cut All Funding for NJ’s Regional Achievement Centers
Laura Waters
July 5, 2012
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at a a potential casualty of the Legislature’s budget debate: NJ’s Regional Achievement Centers, a centerpiece of the
Will Christie Sign the Tenure Reform Bill?
Laura Waters
June 27, 2012
NJ Spotlight, the Star-Ledger, and PolitickerNJ are all reporting that Gov. Christie is injecting a bit of political theater into the presumed signing of the
Between the Lines At Yesterday’s Senate Hearing on Tenure Reform
Laura Waters
June 19, 2012
All New Jersey eduwonks are consumed by yesterday’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, where the committee heard supportive testimony on 1455, Senator Teresa Ruiz’s
Romney Needs an I.E.P.* on School Funding
Laura Waters
May 24, 2012
The big education story today is Mitt Romney’s “education platform,” which was unveiled, curiously, during a speech to the Latino Coalition (where he didn’t mention
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
May 16, 2012
Today’s NJ Spotlight quotes Gov. Christie on prospects for approval of the dueling bills for tenure reform, especially in light of unexpected postponements of education
Christie: From Norman Rockwell to Edvard Munch
Laura Waters
May 10, 2012
My column today at Newsworks WHYY asks why Gov. Christie, after a relatively peaceful interlude with NJEA top brass, has gone pugilistic again: To those
Legislative Update
Laura Waters
May 4, 2012
Today’s NJ Spotlight reviews Gov. Christie’s comments on OSA and tenure reform (among other things) at American Federation for Children’s “School Choice Summit” in Jersey