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 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
today’s Asbury Park Press editorial debate on the virtues (or not) of NJ’s public school choice program that allows students to cross district boundaries upon
In an hour Newark will begin its “National Day of Action to Reclaim Promise of Public Education” when a coterie of teacher union supporters gather
I would be remiss to not point out that New Jersey public schools are closed today, as they were yesterday, for the annual NJEA Convention.
The New York Times’ lead article today is titled, “Big Money Flows in New Jersey Races to Thwart Christie Agenda.” That “big money” comes from
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
This morning’s NJ Spotlight counts the cash raised and spent by New Jersey Education Association, especially its new PAC, Garden State Forward,which has already spent
In today’s New York Times David Leonhardt examines a new study from the D.C. school system on its teacher evaluation program called Impact, which was
A few thoughts on John Reitmeyer’s commentary at The Record, which compares the education platforms of Gov. Christie and his challenger, Sen. Barbara Buono: The