tenure

Do NJ’s Legislators Have the Will to Confront Teacher Tenure’s Obsolescence?

As we enter the lame duck session of NJ’s Legislature, the word on the street is that tenure reform may…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Last week, at its annual meeting, the New Jersey Education Association announced its broad education reform agenda. But because of…

13 years ago

NJ DOE’s Education Reform Agenda

New Jersey’s application to the Feds for a waiver from the strictures of No Child Left Behind includes a wishlist…

13 years ago

Teacher Unions and the Tea Party

Kevin Chavous, Chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, explains the politics that undermines the integrity of the reauthorization…

13 years ago

NJEA Wiggles Right

Dr. Diane Ravitch, indefatigable tweeter, education historian, and preeminent apologist for teacher unions, was in Atlantic City for the NJEA…

13 years ago

NJ Politics: Ed Reform and the Fate of Speaker Oliver

Great Moran piece today on the splintering of NJ Democrats over issues of race, leadership, public unions, and, yes, education…

13 years ago

NJ Legislature To Consider Merit Pay for Teachers

The Courier Post reports that the NJ State Legislature may consider a merit pay bill for public school teachers, according…

13 years ago

Under NJEA Proposal, Teachers Earn Tenure after 4 Years

Speaking of tenure, during a panel discussion moderated by NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney on teacher evaluations and tenure, NJEA Executive…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Raymond Wiss, President of NJSBA, on the need for tenure reform at this week's Convention:We need to talk about student…

13 years ago

Quote of the Day

Check out Andy Rotherham’s editorial in Time, which begins with a well-known quotation: “a lot of people who have been…

13 years ago