NJEA X-Ray
Laura Waters
May 27, 2010
Speaking of NJEA, two pieces today look at the ability of the union’s leadership to make strategic decisions to benefit members. First, NJ Spotlight gives
Wall St. Journal Gets a Wee Bit Ahead of Itself
Laura Waters
May 27, 2010
With today’s editorial entitled “Christie for President.” Ed-bite: He noted in his speech…,”Things that used to be considered sacred cows, the third rails of politics,
Factoring 2.5%
Laura Waters
May 12, 2010
Seems like everyone’s still digesting Gov. Christie’s scroll of fiscal reforms handed over to the Legislature over the past week. The centerpiece, of course, is
Christie’s “Seismic Shift”
Laura Waters
April 22, 2010
NJEA and Education Law Center, cozy as two peas in a pod, have twin press releases out, both regarding this report out from the Office
NJ’s Diploma Scam, Part II
Laura Waters
April 19, 2010
To recap: the Education Law Center is irate because this past January the vast majority of the 10,000 high school seniors who couldn’t pass the
Department of CYA
Laura Waters
April 14, 2010
Apparently Gov. Christie didn’t really mean on Monday that NJ residents should vote down local school budgets. At a Senate budget hearing yesterday, Ed. Comm.
If NJ Was In Indiana…
Laura Waters
April 13, 2010
Interesting development in Indiana regarding Race To The Top: the State Superintendent, Tony Bennett, has written a letter to the president of the Indiana State
Christie’s Strategic Blunder
Laura Waters
April 13, 2010
Prayers for an early death aside, Gov. Christie made an strategic blunder yesterday when he called on the public to vote down school budgets in
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
April 11, 2010
Here’s an excerpt from a memo sent to local affiliates from the Bergen County office of the NJEA (which included the “prayer” in which, according
NJEA Prayer Goes Viral
Laura Waters
April 9, 2010
From Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Oakland, CA, to San Francisco, to Kansas City, to 1010 WINS in NYC, everyone’s chattering about the prayer included in