All Entries Tagged With: "Education"
Tom Moran: Christie faces ugly political ramifications of ‘Race to the Top’ error, Schundler firing
Full Story: Nj.com TRENTON — At the end of the darkest week in Gov. Christie’s term, it got worse Friday. The governor had already lost a $400 million education grant, thanks to the most expensive clerical error in history. He then played the role of sore loser, complaining about the contest rules and blaming President [...]
Governor Chris Christie fires N.J. schools commissioner Bret Schundler.
Full Story:NorthJersey.com TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie fired state education commissioner Bret Schundler this morning after Schundler refused to resign in the wake of the controversy over the state’s loss of up to $400 million in federal school funding, an official briefed on the situation said. AARON HOUSTON/FOR THE STAR-LEDGER Education Bret Schundler testifies before [...]
SCHOTT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NJ PROGRESS ON BLACK MALE GRADUATION RATES.
Full Story:EDLAWCENTER.com At a time when New Jersey’s schools face many challenges, a new report from the Schott Foundation cites the state as a national model of progress in addressing one of public education’s biggest concerns: improving high school graduation rates for young Black males. (Read the report .) The report, entitled Yes We Can, [...]
Senate committee considers bill that would change rules for charter school creation.
schools – something only the commissioner of education can currently do. It would also expand their scope to include online schools, single-sex schools and
Henry Sosa: The reasons for my immigration and education involvement.
On October 23 2009 I received the visit that no immigrant ever wants to receive. While I was taking an early college class, I received a call from my house that 3 immigration officers had been to my house looking for me, and had left a business card for me to call them back immediately. [...]
SEOC Leaders hold their Annual Summer Organizing Retreat.
By: Henry Sosa Friday July 23rd, 2010 During the next 2 days the Statewide Education Organizing Committee will deepen their understanding and skills, assess where they have been, and where do they need to go. SEOC builds parent power as a means to improve their schools by using direct action organizing, an approach that always [...]
Governor’s 13.6% school aid cut puts all NJ students at risk.
GOVERNOR’S 13.6% SCHOOL AID CUT PUTS ALL NJ STUDENTS AT RISK LOSS OF STAFF AND PROGRAMS WILL BE FELT STATEWIDE Newark, NJ — March 22, 2010 Governor Christopher Christie’s proposed State Budget would cut $1.06 billion in state formula aid to NJ’s public schools for 2010-11. This whopping, unprecedented cut amounts to nearly 13.6% of [...]
