Legislation to allow school elections to be moved passes
An Assembly committee has approved legislation to allow school elections to be moved from April to November. “Politicians and…
Ostrowsky faces new landscape of challenges as Barnabas CEO
Chief among the challenges he’ll face is the possible incorporation of University Hospital into the Barnabas system. Ostrowsky said…
Private-public schools bill awaiting in Assembly committee
by Jason Method TRENTON — A proposed law that would allow for private-public schools to be built and operated…
Why push-back against charters? Because they don’t deliver the goods.
Given the Star Ledger’s overtly biased opinions about public education and teachers—most notably their New Year’s day work of…
Urban Hope Act / What’s the rush?
It happens every year when a legislative session is about to end. State lawmakers rush to vote on a…
Fast-Tracked and Rewritten Bill Could Put Some Public Schools Under Private Management
The Urban Hope Act could bring new public schools — with some for-profit management — to some of Jersey’s…
Chris Christie repeats misleading statistic on Newark’s high school graduation rate
Gov. Chris Christie pushes his plans to reform New Jersey public schools using student performance in urban school districts…
Professor: Educating New Jersey’s impoverished kids costs more
BY GEOFF MULVIHILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS One in a periodic series on efforts to remake New Jersey’s education system. NEW…
Rutgers president list down to several dozen candidates
By Nic Corbett/The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — The search for the next president of Rutgers University is expected to…
Outgoing UMDNJ president to continue earning $380K salary as a consultant, records reveal
By Nic Corbett/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — The president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, who…
Eleven victories in 2011: Celebrate an incredible year for the student movement!
3. Rutgers USAS won NJ’s lowest tuition hike in 2 decades. More>>After Rutgers USAS built a coalition that organized…
Montclair State plans home for newly created communications school
By Nic Corbett/The Star-Ledger MONTCLAIR — A week after Montclair State’s trustees created a communications school, the university is…
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