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>Just a reminder as you vote on a new Ridgewood School Budget : Mike Doherty’s Fair School Funding could save Ridgewood $42,050,037

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Just a reminder as you vote on a new Ridgewood School Budget : Mike Doherty’s Fair School Funding could save Ridgewood $42,050,037 State Senator Mike Doherty has drafted legislation that will provide an equal amount of school aid for every student in New Jersey, regardless of where they reside. [...]

>New teacher evaluation guidance

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New teacher evaluation guidance What it is: The Christie administration last month sent out notice of more than $2 million in grants for school districts to join the state’s teacher evaluation pilot now underway to develop a statewide system for 2013-14. Last weekend, it sent out additional [...]

>Teacher tenure evaluations: the Colorado test case

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Teacher tenure evaluations: the Colorado test case Colorado is proving an interesting case study for New Jersey’s efforts to reform teacher tenure and evaluation. The Rocky Mountain state enacted in 2010 a law strikingly similar to what is being debated now in New Jersey’s legislature, one that [...]

>the System is the Teachers Union .

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the System is the Teachers Union .     re: “If your boss came to you and said “It’s time to renegotiate your compensation package”, are you all honestly expecting us to believe you would say, “Well, the economy is hurting and I know this company is running on fumes now, so let’s forgo the raise [...]

>Ridgewood Teachers : Fair share of what?

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 Ridgewood Teachers : Fair share of what? Fair share of what? Is there some big money pool that we can all get a share of? I believe that they are looking for a bigger share of what I make. That is not a fair share, that is just a grab. The union makes this mistake every time. When any regular [...]

>Newark super drums up support for sweeping reforms

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Newark super drums up support for sweeping reforms Newark schools superintendent Cami Anderson’s announcement yesterday of the final details in her plans to reorganize New Jersey’s largest district was almost as much about appearance as it was about substance. The substance was significant: The [...]

>Ridgewood teachers rally for new contract at board meeting

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Ridgewood teachers rally for new contract at board meetingMonday March 19, 2012, 10:23 PMBY EVONNE COUTROSSTAFF WRITERThe Record RIDGEWOOD — Several hundred members of the Ridgewood Education Association gathered at the village’s Education Center before Monday’s school board meeting to urge for the [...]

>Bill requiring N.J. towns to approve charter schools get approved by state Assembly

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Bill requiring N.J. towns to approve charter schools get approved by state Assembly The Assembly has passed a measure that would require local approval of charter schools, even after they’ve been given the green light by the state commissioner of education. Under the bill (A1877), which last [...]

>N.J. school choice program expects over 3K students next year

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N.J. school choice program expects over 3K students next year The state Department of Education is projecting that under the school choice program, 3,356 students will be enrolled in 73 school district outside the one where they reside in the 2012-13 school year, a number that has tripled over the [...]

>Early feedback about new teacher evaluation system generally positive

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Early feedback about new teacher evaluation system generally positive It’s still very early days for New Jersey’s controversial teacher evaluation system — now in limited pilot projects across the state — but reports from the front lines are starting to filter in. Most of the feedback from [...]

>Tenure: A two-tier systems always lead to morale problems in any workforce

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Tenure: A two-tier systems always lead to morale problems in any workforceAndrea Dealmagro The grandfathering clause is simply to make the bill more palatable and acceptable to the teachers’ union and the public.. It is an opportunistic decision. Then basing dismissals on “school needs” above all [...]

>Making a sizable exception to New Jersey’s tenure reform bill

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Making a sizable exception to New Jersey’s tenure reform bill A few critical words at the top of page 14 of the proposed tenure reform bill caused quite a stir yesterday at a Senate hearing on the measure. The new rules — which redefine how New Jersey teachers earn and keep tenure — will not [...]

>AP: Study finds NJ teachers open to new evaluation

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AP: Study finds NJ teachers open to new evaluation New Jersey teachers believe the current teacher evaluation system is subjective and does not help them do their jobs better, a study commissioned by two education reform groups concluded following an unprecedented series of focus groups with [...]

>Education Department extends teacher evaluation pilot to as many as 30 more districts

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Education Department extends teacher evaluation pilot to as many as 30 more districts New Jersey’s teacher evaluation pilot has gotten off to a mixed start, by most accounts. Now the Christie administration is tweaking its plans for next year and extending the pilot to a limited number of [...]

>Christie tees off on NJEA exec: ‘He should resign today’

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Christie tees off on NJEA exec: ‘He should resign today’ Gov. Chris Christie today jumped on a comment made by N.J. Education Association Executive Director Vince Giordano in response to the plight of low-income residents who cannot afford options outside the public school system, calling on [...]

>Bill to change N.J. teacher tenure rules is reintroduced by lawmaker

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Bill to change N.J. teacher tenure rules is reintroduced by lawmaker State Sen. Teresa Ruiz introduced a bill today that would dramatically overhaul teacher tenure by using a rating system based on annual evaluations. The bill is the latest attempt to overhaul the century-old system that has [...]

>Latest move by Ridgewood Teachers seen as "childish"

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Latest move by Ridgewood Teachers seen as “childish” When compliance with job requirements is used as a vehicle for personal gain, something is wrong. These teachers that are supposed to be models of behavior are taking their job dispute to school and displaying it to their students. Is that [...]
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