Weingarten and AFT member discuss tools teachers need to succeed
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, AFT president Randi Weingarten talks about the tools teachers need to help all…
Newark Mayor Cory Booker comes out swinging at contentious State of the City address
[…] A hundred demonstrators gathered outside, mostly from the Newark Teachers Union, objecting to the plan of Booker and…
South Jersey political boss Norcross mum about Rowan University merger plan
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist Even for a laconic personality like George Norcross, the message was cryptic. Simply the letters…
Who Decided to Give Away Rutgers-Camden?
The advisory committee that made the recommendation isn’t legally required to keep records, so the decision remains a mystery…
Occupy Education: Teachers, Students Resist School Closings, Privatizations, Layoffs and Rankings
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/1/occupy_education_teachers_students_resist_school As students across the country stage a National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, we look at…
Debt questions remain in merger of three universities
Written by EILEEN STILWELL, Courier-Post Staff The three-way merger of Rutgers and Rowan universities and the University of Medicine…
Cory Booker endorses Gov. Christie’s school reforms
Written by Jason Method, Statehouse Bureau NEPTUNE — Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker said Monday that he backs Gov….
New Round for College Occupiers
By Allie Grasgreen For the college Occupy movement, the past couple of months have been largely quiet – the…
Teacher-Training Programs Win Concessions on Proposed Federal Rule
By Kelly Field, Washington Teacher colleges and their accreditors pushed back against a Department of Education plan to tighten…
Majority of New Jerseyans give their hometowns, schools positive ratings
But poll finds upbeat outlook toward entire state down slightly BY TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Two in three New…
Newark mayor vows to fight plan to dismantle University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
BY PATRICIA ALEX, STAFF WRITER, The Record Newark Mayor Cory Booker vowed Tuesday to “consider every option” – from…
Senate Hearing to Refocus Attention on Tenure Reform
With no vote planned, Sen. Ruiz still has time to work out the details of her high-profile bill By…
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