Using ALEC Playbook, Bobby Jindal Radically Reshapes Public Education
By Julianne Hing Using plays from the ALEC handbook, Bobby Jindal has transformed public education in Louisiana. But education…
For Assembly Hearing, School Budget Analysis Fuels Debate on Aid
OLS report shows how poor districts could get less under Christie’s plan to change formula By John Mooney Whether…
Anderson Closes the Deal for $247,500 — Plus Bonuses
Some bonus targets tied to increasing proficiency scores district-wide By John Mooney Almost one year into the job, Newark…
Gov. Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker to speak at pro-school voucher national meeting
By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk JERSEY CITY — Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker will speak…
Newark boss Steve Adubato’s moment of truth on school reform
By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger It is a sad fact of life of that school reform is often derailed…
Cory Booker on Newark creating ‘village’ for teachers: ‘This is how we reinvent a great American city’
[…] Michael Dixon, who has taught math to eighth-graders in New Jersey’s largest city for more than a decade,…
New Jersey’s hiring picture is rosier for teachers
By Hugh R. Morley, Staff Writer, The Record After suffering two years of dramatic job cuts, not to mention…
Feud with school board may cost N.J. superintendent her job
By Tom Haydon/The Star-Ledger PERTH AMBOY — Less than a year into her term as Perth Amboy’s school superintendent,…
In Newark school board elections, hoping adults put children first
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Education reformers in Newark are having flashes of anxiety these days as the city prepares…
N.J. education department to consider 32 charter school applications
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger The state Department of Education will consider 32 applications to open new charter schools across the…
Despite similarities, officials say they did not use model ALEC bills for Christie’s education legislation
By Salvador Rizzo/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Even the shortest, simplest bills in New Jersey are products of a long,…
Some of Christie’s biggest bills match model legislation from D.C. group called ALEC
By Salvador Rizzo/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — Let’s say you’re a state lawmaker, passionate about charter schools, and you want…
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