Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
September 3, 2010
NJ’s Race To The Top debacle continues to make national headlines, including in Salon. From Salon’s political news writer, Stever Kornacki: It’s pretty obvious what
Schundler Out
Laura Waters
August 27, 2010
This morning Gov. Christie fired Education Commissioner Bret Schundler over the Race To The Top snafu. American Enterprise Institute briefly reported that Deputy Commissioner Andy
RTTT Hucktooey
Laura Waters
July 28, 2010
“The relationship between the state teachers’ union and the governor has deteriorated to such an extent that news that both sides agree is good becomes
School Superintendency as Civil Service
Laura Waters
July 16, 2010
What’s behind Gov. Christie’s surprise announcement that he is capping school superintendent salaries? Isn’t this sort of un-Republican? What happened to the free market economy?
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
July 1, 2010
Gov. Christie talks to Politico (hat tip: In The Lobby) about NJEA: On the union front, he said, “I think what you see now is
Do We Pay Teachers Enough?
Laura Waters
June 14, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Jack Kelly examines total compensation packages of public employees (teachers specifically) and private sector employees, reciting statistics that show that the former do
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
June 7, 2010
Gov. Christie on NJ’s Abbott funding, via NJ Spotlight: “Now this has been going on for about 20 plus years now, and yet we don’t
Rumor Mill: Schundler is Still Cookin’
Laura Waters
June 4, 2010
Ed. Comm. Schundler quashed rumors of his resignation yesterday, announcing that his early demise was prematurely reported. Various papers, including New Jersey Newsroom, say that
Rumor Mill: Schundler is Toast
Laura Waters
June 3, 2010
The Record is printing a rumor that Ed. Comm. Bret Schundler, thrown under the SCHOOL BUS by Gov. Christie (we’re keeping track of how many
Christie, Schundler, and RTTT: Oy Vey
Laura Waters
June 2, 2010
We’ve got three questions regarding the DOE Debacle over our Race To The Top application. One, will this damage Schundler’s effectiveness as Ed. Commissioner? Two,