College merger could serve as promise of new era
Written by GEORGE E. NORCROSS III For the Courier-Post Rarely does an opportunity come along that can transform a…
State Test Scores Reveal Some Gains, Widening Achievement Gap
Budget cuts cost New Jersey school districts $1 billion, with some of the poorest districts paying the biggest price…
SUNY Official Resigns Over Charter Issue
Professor Says School Policy Is Unclear By Lisa Fleisher A prominent academic has resigned from the State University of…
Farahi Threatens to Use Assessment for Retaliation Against Faculty
Listen to mp3 audio file: Dawood Farahi to Kean BOT May 23, 2011 “That [assessment] requires that you understand…
Big Deal Book newsletter-Feb. 1, 2012
February 1, 2012 Timely reminders, fabulous freebies, best sites & more “worth the surf” In This Issue Grants, Competitions…
Weingarten Urges Activism and Advocacy in New Jersey
Adrienne Coles, AFT As the New Jersey legislative session was set to begin, AFT president Randi Weingarten took some…
Rutgers University faculty calls for cuts to athletic department subsidies
By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau NEW BRUNSWICK — Battered by budget and salary cuts, the faculty at Rutgers University’s school…
ALEC’s Latest Actions
Ben Adler The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization that has been leading recent coordinated attempts to move…
Amid ‘Turnaround Agenda, Teachers, Communities Overshadowed by Corporate Reforms
Michelle Chen The conversation about school reform in Washington is replete with big ideas — glossy proposals for “accountability,”…
Résumé Scrutiny
By Kevin Kiley There are probably a few academics who have looked up old journal articles by their universities’…
Diane Ravitch Takes On Obama’s Higher Ed Plan
An education analyst and former assistant Education Secretary who became famous for an about-face on No Child Left Behind…
Rutgers-Camden, Rowan may marry, but they should keep their names
Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist Gov. Christie’s proposal to “merge” Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University under the Rowan name looks less…
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