On NJEA’s Credibility Problem
Laura Waters
February 25, 2011
In this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, Matt Bai looks at NJEA’s anachronistic hard line against changes to pay and benefits structures, and how Gov.
Christie the Moderate
Laura Waters
February 23, 2011
Pugnacious and boastful, bullying and bombastic, arrogant and contentious: these are some of the mainstream media descriptions of Gov. Christie’s performance yesterday afternoon during his
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
February 18, 2011
New NJEA press release entitled “Now We Know the Real Chris Christie:” Chris Christie has one objective: to destroy New Jersey’s public schools in order
Primer on Christie’s Ed Reform Proposals
Laura Waters
January 14, 2011
Gov. Christie’s State of the State speech was widely praised as diplomatic if short on specifics regarding education reform. Here comes the specifics, gleaned from
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
January 13, 2011
Liam Julian at Fordham’s Flypaper blog considers Gov. Christie’s comment during his State of the State speech that “teaching can no longer be the only
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
December 20, 2010
From the Governor’s press release announcing Christopher Cerf’s nomination as NJ Commissioner of Education: “Governor Christie has made it clear that 2011 is the year
Christie Nominates Chris Cerf
Laura Waters
December 17, 2010
Last night Gov. Christie nominated Christopher Cerf, former deputy chancellor of NYC public schools, as NJ’s Commissioner of Education. From the Wall Street Journal: Mr.
Paranoia, according to Woody Allen, Is Simply Knowing All the Facts
Laura Waters
December 3, 2010
Democratic Assembly Education Committee members are so peeved over Gov. Christie’s speech on Tuesday in D.C. at the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s convention that
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
December 1, 2010
Newsweek’s Andrew Romano explains why President Obama, the cerebral law professor, can learn some lessons in the “politics of austerity” from Chris Christie, NJ’s top
Remember the Lightbulb Jokes?
Laura Waters
November 17, 2010
There’s no dearth of ink for the ongoing roiling over school superintendent caps in New Jersey. Every paper is featuring it, and now the Wall