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NJEA not happy after Christie’s budget speech
To describe the relationship between Gov. Chris Christie and the New Jersey Education Association over the last five years as tumultuous ...
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Critics blast NJ’s plan to start using PARCC standardized tests
It’s an issue that’s supposedly gripping New Jersey public schools, but the first of three public hearings on student testing — ...
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Chris Christie’s education reforms encountered turbulence in 2014
As 2014 nears a close, it may be remembered as the first year that Gov. Chris Christie’s education reform agenda ran headlong into poli ...
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Bullying incidents in New Jersey continue to drop since anti-bullying law passed
Three years after the state’s anti-bullying law was enacted, the number of incidents reported by schools continues to trend downward ...
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New Jersey judge ruling a set back for rural school districts seeking Abbott-style funding
In a closely watched case, a Superior Court judge yesterday ruled against 16 rural school districts in New Jersey seeking relief in the w ...
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ListenCourt hears Bacon v. NJ DOE, rural school districts seeking Abbott-style funding
The same day last week that acting Education Commissioner David Hespe was in the Statehouse for his confirmation hearing, another weighty ...
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Italian-American group urges schools to promote a more positive image of Italians
New Jersey’s deep connections with Italy — from the rush of immigrants more than a century ago to its original namesake, R ...
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David Hespe faces tough questions in N.J. Senate confirmation hearing
David Hespe’s qualifications to be confirmed as state education commissioner were never much of an issue; afterall, he held the job ...
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School spending requests in New Jersey got a mixed reception on Tuesday
While not capturing the attention of congressional elections, more than 500 school districts in New Jersey also saw voters go to the poll ...
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Student test scores in New Jersey holding steady
The release of New Jersey’s test scores is an annual rite of passage for public schools, an instant snapshot of success — or ...
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Report: Safer schools will cost more money
What it is: The New Jersey School Boards Association yesterday released the final report of its task force on school sec ...
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