Teacher Effectiveness

Westfield Teacher Tenure Case Shows How The System Is Rigged Against Districts and Families

Four years ago the Westfield Board of Education filed tenure charges against Frank Fuzy, a third-grade teacher in the district.…

2 years ago

Want to Stem the Teacher Shortage? Start Trusting Our Great Educators

Michael Gottesman is a retired New Jersey attorney and the founder of the "New Jersey Coalition for Protection of Public…

2 years ago

JerseyCAN Celebrates Its First Graduating Class of NJ Teacher Leader Policy Fellows!

(This is a press release.) In a graduation ceremony earlier this month, JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for…

2 years ago

‘We Need to Shift the Way We View Teachers,’ Says New Jersey Educator: Here’s Why

Robert Moore wrote this story for Honored, a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and to…

3 years ago

REILLY: Teachers Are Stuck in a ‘Survival Mindset’: Here’s How to Help

John Reilly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Director For Thrive Alliance Group. After two years of disruption, fear…

3 years ago

Montclair Politicos React To Take-Down of Teacher Union President/Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller

Today the Montclair Local has a piece on the community reaction to an op-ed posted in NJ Ed Report by…

3 years ago

Whistleblower Calls Foul: This NJ Department of Education Teacher-Training Program Is Bogus

This is a guest editorial by a staff member of the New Jersey Department of Education who wishes to remain…

3 years ago

Ten Camden City Teachers Win RISE Awards From Camden Education Fund

Yesterday the Camden Education Fund announced the winners of the RISE (Resilient, Inspirational, Solutions-Oriented Educators) awards to honor city teachers…

3 years ago

New Online Hub Helps Districts ‘Buy Back Time’ for Students

Today JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, launched a centralized multimedia platform to assist…

3 years ago

How Do Charters Outperform Traditional Schools Despite More Inexperienced Teachers?

This is a summary of a report from Fordham Institute, "Teacher Effectiveness and Improvement in Charter and Traditional Public Schools."…

4 years ago