NJ’s “Sham Reform”

Laura Waters March 5, 2010

We’re very comfortable with our opposition to [Race To The Top]. We think (U.S. Secretary of Education) Arne Duncan’s vision of how to increase student

A Modest Proposal

Laura Waters March 3, 2010

NJEA President Barbara Keshishian has a news release out today slamming Gov. Christie’s seizure of $475 million in local district surplus accounts. Add to that

Ledger: Freeze Teacher Salaries

Laura Waters March 1, 2010

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board declares that NJ’s “collective bargaining system is broken” (referring to the sound and fury expelled during negotiations in Marlboro [see here

Keep The Heat On

Laura Waters February 22, 2010

As Gov. Christie continues to position the NJEA leadership in the role as Chief Obstructionist to creating an affordable and accountable NJ public school system,

Quote of the Day

Laura Waters February 17, 2010

An ex-School Board member from Hamilton Township had almost as much fun writing this op ed in the Trenton Times as his audience will have

RTTT and N.J. Senate’s Gay Marriage Grovel

Laura Waters January 11, 2010

In the Star-Ledger, Tom Moran condemns the Senate Democrats’ moral cowardice and inability to stand up to powerful lobbyists during last week’s vote on the

Quotes of the Day

Laura Waters January 11, 2010

Critics have often charged that charter schools look better academically because they skim off the most talented students from neighboring traditional schools. The Stanford study

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