tenure

Educational Highlights from Christie’s Budget Address

Gov. Christie presented his budget yesterday at the Statehouse. The bottom line is a $32.1 billion spending plan, which includes…

13 years ago

Cami Anderson, Newark Superintendent, on LIFO

("LIFO" means "last in, first out," i.e., when public school districts reduce staff due to declining enrollment they must lay…

13 years ago

NJ Legislature Not Expected to Pass Ed Reform Bills

WHYY is reporting that "New Jersey lawmakers are not expected to enact education reform proposals at next month's final meeting…

13 years ago

NEA: Here’s How to Elevate the Teaching Professions

Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education Association, may have gotten more than he bargained for when he commissioned…

13 years ago

“Useless” Teacher Evaluations

Gordon MacInnes, in today’s NJ Spotlight, advises that tying teaching evaluations to student growth is premature. The current teacher evaluation-tenure…

13 years ago

ALJ Removes Revokes Tenure for a Teacher

A NJ State Administrative Law Judge has recommended tenure removal for a business teacher employed by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional…

13 years ago

Will the Lame Duck Quack? (Sweeney Interview)

We’re well into the lame duck session of the NJ State Legislature and, while there’s still hope for passage of…

13 years ago

Sweeney on Teacher Tenure

N.J. State Senate President Stephen Sweeney considers the prospects of tenure reform during the Senate's lame duck session (The Record):It…

13 years ago

Has Teacher Quality Declined?

As New Jerseyans await the State Legislature’s promised debate on reforming teacher tenure, there’s two pieces today that address the…

13 years ago