RTTT: Taking Sides

Laura Waters January 8, 2010

NJEA gave us plenty of warning that it would advise its local bargaining units to toss N.J.’s Race To The Top application (here’s the full

More NJEA/RTTT Fall-Out

Laura Waters January 7, 2010

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: It’s a very complex document, and, in our opinion, it is severely flawed,” [NJEA President Barbara Keshishian] said, “and there are

NJEA and RTTT

Laura Waters January 7, 2010

NJEA President Barbara Keshishian has issued a formal explanation of her reasons for advising all local union presidents to refuse to sign N.J.’s application for

Handicapping N.J.’s RTTT

Laura Waters January 6, 2010

We’re bumping up against a reality where the teaching profession is resisting doing a lot of things that are pretty sensible, We’re in for a

A Shot at Re-Relevancy For Education Law Center

Laura Waters January 4, 2010

What’s going on at Education Law Center, N.J.’s preeminent advocate for poor urban schoolchildren? ELC’s ethos is educational equity and closing the achievement gap, setting

NJSBA Gets RTTT-Fever?

Laura Waters December 23, 2009

New Jersey School Board Association’s Executive Director, Marie Bilik, has issued a set of recommendations to Gov.-elect Christie, including “advancing merit pay,” “the elimination of

NJEA And Merit Pay

Laura Waters December 18, 2009

Here’s NJEA in its December newsletter on why “both NEA and NJEA have made and will continue to make the case against merit pay:” because