Laura McKenna at the Atlantic (hat tip: Hannah J. Waters, one of the kinder) ponders the Newark Teachers Union’s approval of a new contract that
The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, “Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?” The poll is in the context of the
Everyone’s talking about the new CREDO study, just released yesterday. The highly-regarded Stanford study looks at the performance of charter schools in New Jersey. Here’s
Andy Smarick, NJ’s very recent Deputy Commissioner of Education, has a piece up in the Daily News today about Newark’s new teacher contract, which notably
That’s NJ Gov. Chris Christie quoted in today’s NJ Spotlight piece on the Newark teachers’ contract, just approved by a slim majority of the Newark
NJ School Boards Association reports that almost 500 school districts held November elections for the first time, “a move that save money and increased voter
New York Times: The teachers’ union for this city’s chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday establishing performance bonuses, long opposed by national union
Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger notes the Newark Teachers Union’s pending vote on a new contract that incorporates merit pay in the context of NJ’s
“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. I just brought it to
In today’s NJ Spotlight, Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf tries to corral the anti-charter school sentiment in NJ, much of it propagated by proponents of the