North Bergen Retiree Authors ‘Teachers Under Attack’
Never in the history of the United States have teachers and public schools undergone so much criticism. New Jersey…
Super Committee cuts threaten higher education budget
By Matthew Matilsky / Staff Writer After the Super Committee’s failure to make appropriate spending cuts, an unspecified amount…
Union fears privatization in Trenton schools unlikely to stop
By Matt Fair/The Times TRENTON – First they came for the district’s cafeteria workers, then for its security staff…
NJ has better things to invest in than corporate tax breaks
[…] There is a better strategy to create jobs using scarce public resources. The state ought to be investing…
College Staffing Grew in 2010, Most Heavily Among Part-Timers
The number of college faculty members and administrators edged up by 2.6 percent in 2010, to nearly 3.9 million,…
Fallout From Penn State
By Allie Grasgreen Unfavorable public attitudes about the way Pennsylvania State University officials handled a scandal alleging sex abuse…
March for Jobs and Economic Fairness
There are 14 million unemployed in America, while the richest 1% has tripled its wealth over the past 30…
Faculty Letter Calls on College Presidents to Protect Nonviolent Public Protest
An open letter assailing the violence against campus protesters this fall has been signed by hundreds of college and…
Deficit Supercommittee’s Failure Triggers Steep Cuts for Education and Research
By Kelly Field Washington The Congressional supercommittee charged with cutting $1.2-trillion from the federal budget conceded defeat Monday, after…
UC-Davis Chancellor Apologizes as Outrage Builds Over Pepper-Spray Use on Peaceful Protesters
Noah Berger for The Chronicle By Goldie Blumenstyk The outrage over a police pepper-spraying of peacefully protesting students at…
At Baruch College, Tuition Protests End in Confrontation and Arrests
By Eric Hoover New York A young man chanted as three police officers wrestled him to the floor. “Students…
Bullying tools for teachers
Bullying is a community issue that extends beyond the school campus and is prevalent online. The American Federation of…
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