Nipping Away at NJEA
Laura Waters
September 14, 2011
So bigger fleas have little fleas Upon their backs to bite ’em And little fleas have lesser fleas And so, ad infinitum Megan McArdle quotes
How Fragile is Public Education in NJ?
Laura Waters
September 7, 2011
Rev. Reginald Jackson’s rebuttal to Gordon MacInnes has now been posted at NJ Spotlight. To recap, Mr. MacInnes begins his op-ed by criticizing NJEA, the
In School Choice, Choosing Between the System and the Student
Laura Waters
September 6, 2011
Last week Gordon MacInnes wrote an editorial for NJ Spotlight that vaunts NJ’s public school system as the best in the nation (except for Massachusetts)
NJEA Sues State over Pension/Benefits Reform
Laura Waters
September 1, 2011
The New Jersey Education Association has filed suit in federal court to overturn the State Legislature’s pension and health benefits premium contributions reform bill. The
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
August 13, 2011
The Gloucester County Times considers NJEA’s snubbing of Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver because they backed the health benefits/pension reform plan: While
NJEA Releases Endorsements
Laura Waters
August 8, 2011
The Political Action Committee of the teachers’ union endorsed 68 candidates for November’s NJ Legislative elections. Conspicuously absent from the list are Senate President Steve
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
July 27, 2011
In The Lobby notes Gov. Christie’s lack of “anti-union rhetoric” at his education speech in Iowa and speculates that the “very public divorce” between Senator
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
July 21, 2011
Steve Baker, NJEA Spokesman, on the likelihood of the teachers’ union supporting Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney: I don’t want to prejudge anything, but I’d
“Gov. Big Stick, Meet the Velvet Glove”
Laura Waters
July 18, 2011
That’s my new column at NJ Spotlight. Check it out. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the federal competition Race To The Top, it’s
NEA Takes a Step Forward; Will NJEA?
Laura Waters
July 6, 2011
Today’s Wall St. Journal ponders two newsworthy items that emerged at this week’s National Education Association Annual Meeting and National Assembly in Chicago. First, the