The successor to No Child Left Behind, the Every Student Succeeds Act returns a lot of decision-making authority to the state, according to some. But ...
Charter Schools
States won back the right to implement school reform their own way. But who gets to decide in New Jersey? A hate crime mars a ...
Gov. Christie has touted charter school success to justify his plan for school aid in New Jersey. Opponents say charter schools don't have the same ...
Christie's shut it down, issued executive orders halting road projects after his grand compromise to fund repairs by raising gas taxes and cutting sales taxes ...
Gov. Christie was in Bergen County where he touted charter school expansion. It's the 20th anniversary of charter schools in New Jersey this year.
Finger-pointing over budget shortfalls. Income tax revenues lawmakers had banked on didn’t come in. Where will they find an extra $800 million now? Securing critical ...
A study has warned policy makers to beware of treating the charter school industry like the mortgage industry in the mid-2000s.
The Iran Deal to dump its nukes in exchange for lifting sanctions and swapping prisoners. Is it successful diplomacy or a show of weakness? Gov. ...
David Cruz spoke about what Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf said at yesterday's Board of Education meeting. He spoke about charter schools and the $100 million ...
A new rail tunnel under the Hudson? If the feds fork over half the cost Christie and Cuomo say they'll finish the job. They sent ...
Junius Williams says charter schools, which account for 28 percent of the Newark school population, are run like independent school districts. The general population, the ...
The peripatetic Gov. Christie's put New Jersey back on his schedule, bringing home a federal grant to shore up Spring Lake against storm surges. One ...
Molly Makris wrote "Public Housing and School Choice in a Gentrified City" about how Hoboken's charter and school choice system is different than other areas.
Newark school teachers get a new leader. What does it mean as the district itself is in transition and plotting to get out from under ...
New Newark Teacher's Union President John Abeigon talks about the district's recent changes with the departure of Superintendent Cami Anderson and what the union hopes ...
The state wins another round in the fight over funding state employee pensions. The state Supreme Court's given Gov. Christie a pass on paying an ...
Newark parents with children in charter schools rallied in Maplewood, against Assemblywoman Mila Jasey's bill that would block charter school expansion for three years.
Educating our kids. The consequences of "opting out". And placing blame for the pension shortfall.
The NJEA is challenging the Camden School District's decision to turn five of the city's lowest performing schools into charter schools.
Jersey City's new naturalized citizens and the immigration debate. A Newark renaissance in real estate. Newly elected representative Bonnie Watson Coleman. Berm building stopped by ...