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March 26, 2010

NJEA/Christie Head-Butting Match

It’s like a drumbeat: one group after another calling on NJEA’s leadership to authorize one-year salary freezes to its local affiliates. Forgot about Christie’s letter […]
March 24, 2010

NJEA: Fashion Disaster

Big education news today: In a letter to NJEA Prez Barbara Keshishian and NJSBA Exec. Dir. Marie Bilik, Gov. Christie has formally requested that teachers […]
March 24, 2010

Quote of the Day

From Gov. Christie’s letter to NJEA President Barbara Keshishian and NJSBA Executive Director Marie Bilik: I am today asking that all school boards and local […]
March 22, 2010

Quote of the Day

NJEA President Barbara Keshishian to an audience of local union presidents regarding recent events: I wanted to speak to you directly and tell you that […]
March 22, 2010

NJ’s Charter School Charade

Amidst the ruckus surrounding Gov. Christie’s $819 million cut in state aid to public schools we’re detecting a spike of attention to charter schools, often […]
March 22, 2010

Question of the Day

(courtesy of In The Lobby): The New Jersey Schools Boards Association is asking the teachers unions to agree to renegotiate contracts to stop layoffs. But […]
March 18, 2010

Christie’s Big Gamble

Okay, everyone breathe. We’ve all seen the state aid cuts – not the measly 15% of projected aid, but instead a migraine-inducing 5% of total […]
March 16, 2010

NJ Plays “Biggest Loser”

It’s Budget Day in the Garden State and school district business administrators are frantically running spreadsheets based on projected cuts in state aid while superintendents […]
March 15, 2010

Demystifying Education

Tomorrow Gov. Christie will announce, if rumor holds, $800 million in cuts in state aid to public schools. In doing so, he’s gambling that the […]