Who Knew NJ Republicans Were So Gullible?
Laura Waters
January 21, 2014
PolitickerNJ ran a good piece a couple of days ago on the collision of Christiegate with the lack of an organized Republican party in NJ.
“Stick a Fork in it.”
Laura Waters
January 16, 2014
That’s Sen. Ray Lesniak’s gloomy prognosis for the Opportunity Scholarship Act, or the “voucher bill,” a longtime goal for Gov. Christie and a bipartisan group
Reaction to Christie’s Proposal for Longer School Days and Years
Laura Waters
January 15, 2014
How much airtime did Gov. Christie devote to education in his State of the State speech yesterday afternoon? The whole megillah was 4,213 words. (Here’s
NJEA Response to Christie on Longer School Days: Show us the Money
Laura Waters
January 14, 2014
NJEA just issued a press release that responds to Gov. Christie’s anticipated call during his speech this afternoon for longer school days and years. NJEA
Christie’s State of the State: Lengthen School Days and School Years
Laura Waters
January 14, 2014
Gov. Chris Christie gives his State of the State address at 3 this afternoon in the State Assembly Chamber as he tries to distract everyone
Newark School Closures: A Community Assault or a Community-Minded Response to Educational Needs?
Laura Waters
December 23, 2013
There’s lots of chatter about Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s plan to close some of the city schools, although none more strident than the rhetoric from
Christie’s Common Core Convictions Could Cost Him the Presidency
Laura Waters
December 5, 2013
My column today at WHYY Newsworks is about why I think that Christie can’t win the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. Last month Chris Christie barely
Just How Pro-Choice is Christie’s Department of Education?
Laura Waters
November 21, 2013
From my column today at WHYY’s Newsworks: New Jersey has one of the most segregated public school systems in the country, primarily because our local
Will a Vote for Buono Protect Collective Bargaining and Charter School Expansion?
Laura Waters
November 5, 2013
Bob Braun, former Star-Ledger columnist and current unplugged blogger and cross-poster at Blue Jersey, explains why he’s voting for Barbara Buono today: I am voting
NJEA PAC is “Leading Spender” in Elections
Laura Waters
November 1, 2013
The Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) just issued a report on special interest group spending for the Christie/Buono contest and the heavyweight is NJEA. Here’s