Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
July 21, 2011
Steve Baker, NJEA Spokesman, on the likelihood of the teachers’ union supporting Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney: I don’t want to prejudge anything, but I’d
NJ Democratic Identity Crisis
Laura Waters
June 16, 2011
The New Jersey Education Association has released an expensive ad that accuses Republican Gov. Christie and Senate President and Democrat Steve Sweeney of caring “more
Abbott Rumor of the Day
Laura Waters
June 1, 2011
During Judge Anne Patterson’s confirmation hearing yesterday, according to NJ Spotlight, Senator Nia Gill mentioned that “there was talk that the Christie administration may bring
Supreme Court Releases School Funding Ruling
Laura Waters
May 24, 2011
The NJ Supreme Court released its ruling today regarding whether the State violated the constitutional rights of children residing in our 31 poorest school districts
April Fools
Laura Waters
May 17, 2011
A new legislative projection says New Jersey will rake in $914 million more than expected in taxes through June 2012, which will likely set off
Great Public Servants or Political Thugs?
Laura Waters
April 7, 2011
Here we go again. Gov. Christie tells Diane Sawyer that NJ’s teachers are “wonderful public servants who care deeply.” However, he remarks, NJEA executives are
Christie’s School Aid Cuts Take It On The Chin
Laura Waters
March 23, 2011
While Judge Peter Doyne’s ruling on the constitutionality of Gov. Christie’s cuts to school aid may not be Shakespeare, it’s rich with the political subtexts
Doyne Rules Against Christie’s Education Cuts
Laura Waters
March 22, 2011
Judge Peter Doyne just issued his ruling on whether or not Christie’s 2010-2011 $1 billion cut in education aid violated NJ’s constitutional mandate to provide
Is Democrat/Republican a False Dichotomy? (It is in Education Reform)
Laura Waters
March 17, 2011
Kevin P. Chavous, Chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, has a piece in the Daily Caller that advocates for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship
NJEA as Stock Character
Laura Waters
March 4, 2011
Here’s some tweets from NJEA’s twitter account, “stopthefreezenj” on the Interim Report issued by the NJ Education Effectiveness Task Force. @GovChristie crock of BS –