August 23, 2019
In October of 2012, the Newark Teachers Union signed a contract with then-Superintendent Cami Anderson that was celebrated as a win for teachers and students. […]
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April 23, 2019
Last week I wrote a post called“Should Gov. Murphy Take Advice From Newark Teacher Union Prez John Abeigon on Charter Schools? Depends On How You […]
March 21, 2019
I was a school board member for twelve years, including nine years as president. I thought I’d seen it all, including fraught negotiations with unions. […]
February 12, 2019
I often insist on the distinction between those who work with children — teachers, instructional aides, nurses, Child Study Team members, et. al. — and […]
February 5, 2019
This is a guest post from my friend and colleague Erika Sanzi, who blogs at Good School Hunting. She is a mother of three sons […]
December 13, 2018
Earlier this week The 74 published a column I wrote called “These 2 Teachers Wanted to Quit Their Union — but NJ Law Wouldn’t Let […]
August 8, 2018
This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright, Director of Policy Analysis at Education Post. He is focused on telling stories that […]
June 29, 2018
Cody D. Miller is a member of the New Jersey Education Association, the largest Teachers union in New Jersey. He also serves on the City […]
June 27, 2018
The Supreme Court issued its 5-4 ruling this morning in Janus v. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31. Justice Samuel […]
June 19, 2018
Yesterday I wrote about New Jersey Education Association’s proactive legislative victory before the Supreme Court rules on Janus v. AFSCME, when the Justices will decide whether […]
June 18, 2018
Rumor has it that the Supreme Court will issue a decision today [correction: not today, maybe Thursday] in Janus v. AFSCME, which pits Mark Janus, […]
May 7, 2018
A quick response from New Jersey legislative leaders (see here for context): TRENTON – Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Education Committee Chairwoman M. Teresa Ruiz and […]