Teachers and the public disagree over other teacher employment policies. . . . Seventy-six percent of the public think that…
Bellwether has its new Whiteboard Advisors “Education Insiders” report out, and this one focuses on results of the gubernatorial elections.…
Lisa Fleisher in the Wall Street Journal:Newark, in a first for a large New Jersey public-school system, has given out…
Laura McKenna at the Atlantic (hat tip: Hannah J. Waters, one of the kinder) ponders the Newark Teachers Union’s approval…
That's NJ Gov. Chris Christie quoted in today's NJ Spotlight piece on the Newark teachers' contract, just approved by a…
New York Times:The teachers’ union for this city’s chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday establishing performance bonuses, long…
Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger notes the Newark Teachers Union's pending vote on a new contract that incorporates merit pay…
"It's bold. The teachers are really—if they vote [yes] on this—they're showing a lot of courage. And they're the heroes.…
A NJ educator, Dr. Michael Hoban, proposes a merit pay system in today’s NJ Spotlight in which only “Master Teachers”…
Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger interviewed U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Here's an excerpt on how the U.S. can improve…