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One note on these two items: Both data points — ranking states on how much they spend on K-12 education and giving teachers salary boosts […]
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September 9, 2024
Dr. Marc Gaswirth is a retired public school administrator. He has written extensively about public sector bargaining and school human resources issues. As the new […]
December 21, 2023
New Jersey’s teacher evaluation system—once celebrated for ensuring that students will be taught by effective instructors—has suffered a long, slow deterioration. Yet it’s not too […]
December 14, 2023
Ed. Note: This is the planned testimony that Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, will give at Thursday’s New Jersey Assembly’s Education Committee hearing. White will be voicing opposition […]
December 13, 2023
Joel Kupperstein is Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, Learning A-Z. All teachers have a toolbox of strategies to help with classroom management, crafting differentiated […]
November 7, 2023
In a new analysis out today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states (29 states and the District of Columbia) use […]
November 3, 2023
Given the dearth of local news coverage in New Jersey, it is surprising to see multiple articles over the last week about school staff members […]
October 13, 2023
Virginia Fasulo, a science teacher at Lodi High School, was surprised at a schoolwide assembly in front of cheering students, colleagues, dignitaries and the media today when she […]
October 12, 2023
Riley Gartland, a math teacher at Cinnaminson High School, was surprised at a schoolwide assembly in front of cheering students, colleagues, dignitaries and the media today when […]
February 22, 2023
The Star-Ledger’s Tina Kelley has an excellent piece on the lack of Black and brown teachers in New Jersey. While our student body is increasingly […]
February 7, 2023
Public schooling has always been politically fraught, but current disagreements over issues related to race, sexuality, gender, and Covid-19 have reached a tipping point. According […]
September 28, 2022
Four years ago the Westfield Board of Education filed tenure charges against Frank Fuzy, a third-grade teacher in the district. After much litigation–including Fuzy suing […]