Contract With Merit Pay, Backed by Union Chiefs, Is Tough Sell for Newark Teachers
By Kate Zernike NEWARK — On one side of the table was the union firebrand Randi Weingarten, president of…
Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System?
By Matthew Cunningham-Cook Last fall, a coterie of extremely wealthy billionaires, among them New York City Mayor Michael…
Newark teachers blast historic salary contract signed by union leaders
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Leaders of the Newark Teachers Union faced a barrage of criticism from rank…
Facebook Foundation Turns Corner with Contribution to Newark Contract
On eve of agreement, head of Foundation for Newark’s Future talks about organization’s work so far By John Mooney…
Lawmakers seek to end N.J. takeover of schools
By Nick Clunn, Staff Writer. The Record. Paterson would gain control of its public school system for the first…
How political propaganda took over the movies
By Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger All politics is about persuasion — using logic, or more likely emotion, or most likely…
Newark teacher union’s chief backs groundbreaking reform
By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger Joe Del Grosso is 65 years old now, slowed by Crohn’s disease, with a…
AFT praises Newark Teachers Union’s contract agreement
The tentative contract agreement between the Newark Teachers Union and the school district, announced on Oct. 18, is a…
Newark Teachers Contract, a Game-Changer for NJ’s Often-Troubled School District
Pay for performance and peer reviews are radical changes — but they also show what can be done with…
Landmark Newark teachers contract signed by city school chief and union boss
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger Star-Ledger file photo. Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson, pictured in this file photo, signed a landmark…
Unions: Teachers pact in Newark includes merit pay
NEWARK — A tentative contract has been reached for teachers in the Newark Public School system, allowing for merit pay…
Newark Teacher’s Contract Culmination of Two Years Give and Take
The new deal includes large-scale bonus system and teachers evaluating teachers By John Mooney Two years in the making —…
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