October 31, 2011
The Courier Post reports that the NJ State Legislature may consider a merit pay bill for public school teachers, according to Senate President Steve Sweeney. […]
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September 7, 2011
On prospects for passage in the NJ Legislature for bills on tenure reform, merit pay, and multiple authorizers for charter schools, from The Record: Brigid […]
September 7, 2011
Kean University has a new poll out that shows that, based on responses of 1,000 residents, 70% of New Jerseyans are satisfied with our public […]
August 30, 2011
I’ll jump right into the new Monmouth University Poll that shows that New Jersey support many of the tenets of education reform. The majority of […]
July 14, 2011
Senator President Steve Sweeney is still telling Gov. Christie to talk to the hand as he attempts to assuage Democrats who are furious over his […]
July 12, 2011
Senate President Steve Sweeney explains it all: “I’ve never been a fan of merit pay. I don’t believe in it,” Sweeney said. “Sometimes when you […]
January 18, 2011
What gets people so angry at the idea of incorporating a degree of professional accountability into teaching and administrating? My column Friday at NJ Spotlight […]
December 20, 2010
Now that Christopher Cerf is, for all practical purposes, our next Commissioner of Education, what will this mean for school reform prospects in NJ? First, […]
December 8, 2010
Lots of coverage today as NJEA released its reform proposals: check out the Star-Ledger (which focuses on the Christie Administration’s reaction), the Philadelphia Inquirer (which […]
May 28, 2010
Word’s out: Ed. Comm. Schundler and NJEA’s Barbara Keshishian and Vince Giordano made a deal, and local bargaining units will sign off on NJ’s Race […]
May 20, 2010
This afternoon the State Senate has 31 bills on its docket: one that upgrades penalties for drag racing, one that designates September 26th of each […]
May 7, 2010
Bret Schundler is taking Arne Duncan at his word. The U.S. Education Secretary told states recently that the Race to the Top competition would reward […]