Lots of coverage today as NJEA released its reform proposals: check out the Star-Ledger (which focuses on the Christie Administration’s reaction), the Philadelphia Inquirer (which
Sometime this afternoon, NJEA promises, it will unveil its blueprint for reforming our outdated tenure laws and using student growth as a measure of teacher
Everyone’s atwitter over Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks’ letter to NJEA President Barbara Keshishian in which she declines to attend the “Meet the Commissioner” session tomorrow
Yesterday in Old Bridge Governor Christie laid out the planks of his education reform platform. Here are his six initiatives, although he didn’t neglect forget
Shavar Jeffries, chairman of the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board, in the Star-Ledger: Tenure reform is indispensable, largely because the evidence shows the most important
Word’s out: Ed. Comm. Schundler and NJEA’s Barbara Keshishian and Vince Giordano made a deal, and local bargaining units will sign off on NJ’s Race
Lots of coverage over the last few days regarding staff compensation in school districts. Yesterday’s Star-Ledger, for example, features an analysis of teacher compensation across
Bret Schundler is taking Arne Duncan at his word. The U.S. Education Secretary told states recently that the Race to the Top competition would reward
We’re sensing an energetic focus in the media on problems endemic to teacher tenure. From today’s New York Times: [I]n the two years since the
dated yesterday, which itemizes its objections to new recommendations from Gov. Christie’s transition subcomittees regarding pension and educational reforms. (Sorry: no link available.) Predictably, the