Christie's comments on education's Common Core have caused confusion among teachers and parents. Does he mean to abandon it or improve on it? Homeowners whose ...
Common Core Standards
Some parents say Common Core has benefited their children and they disagree with Gov. Christie's assessment of the educational standards.
Castigating Common Core standards as unworkable and imposed from Washington. Chris Christie unveils his education policy to local residents and a national electorate. Congress considering ...
Gov. Christie backed away from Common Core, saying it's not meeting the challenge of educating New Jersey children. He wants New Jersey business partners, administrators, ...
Airstrikes in Syria. Syrian reaction here. Will Passaic River cleanup funds be siphoned off to plug the budget gap? Schools teaching in two languages.
Mount Olive School District Director of Student Performance Tracey Severns says the Department of Education needs to focus on the PARCC Assessments because there are ...
State takeovers, reforms, funding, testing. We're back to school. Gas prices rock, but not rock bottom. Fighting violence in Trenton. Fighting City Hall in Rutherford. ...
Teachers, students and administrators will be facing changes, including implementation of the common core and a new teacher evaluation system this school year.
Movers and shakers boost their political chops on a walk to Washington. Small businesses are fighting a FEMA threat to siphon Sandy aid. And are ...
New Jersey School Board Association Deputy Executive Director Frank Belluscio says only 15 percent of registered voters come out for April school district elections.
Each episode of "It Happened Here: New Jersey," narrated by Willie Geist, is 90 seconds long and introduces viewers to a glimpse of state history.
The low-salt winter. Why is New Jersey’s road salt still stuck at sea? Leaving office. Another New Jersey congressman says he’s had enough. And two ...
Three names have surfaced as possible successors to Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, who announced he is stepping down.
The New Jersey State Board of Education has approved three adult education assessment providers, so there will be two tests in addition to the GED ...
The Christie administration puts a tax cut on the front burner. Senate Republican leader Tom Kean talks about his challenge from the governor. And internet ...
A new turn in the long battle over affordable housing. Plus, Cory Booker under fire for his online activities. And the judge who quit his ...
Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson says teachers are vital to the education system and was glad the top teachers could be rewarded monetarily.
Overriding the governor on marriage equality. We’ll talk about why that is becoming a possibility. Plus, big changes in the public schools. A big addition ...
Commissioner Chris Cerf discussed where education is heading in New Jersey during his State of the State address.
The Obama administration talks attacking Syria and we have reaction from Sen. Chiesa. Plus, the governor sees some protesters down the shore. And Democrats get ...