>Math Wars : I can’t believe that a school district like Ridgewood purchased a math program
They are recognizing that the books suck and now they need a website to help. This should be free with the purchase of the math program.
I can’t believe that a school district like Ridgewood purchased a math program. Don’t any of the math teachers/administrators know how to teach math? Where are all of our highly qualified math teachers? Teachers had to be trained on how to teach math the way that Pearson thinks that it should be taught. They are not allowed to think for themselves.
>Cash-Strapped Bergen, N.J. To Fight Snow With ‘Pickle Juice’ Salt-Water Concoction Costs Just 7 Cents A Gallon
BERGENFIELD, N.J. (CBS 2) — Bergen County’s 230 plows and salting vehicles are at the ready for Wednesday’s snowfall, especially with their newest weapon for melting snow quickly — a briny mixture of salt and water that resembles pickle juice.
“We actually pre-spray the properties, the sidewalks, the parking lots as a preventative before the snow is uncontrollable,” Bergen County Public Works Director Joe Crifasi told CBS 2′s Magee Hickey. The brine costs just 7 cents a gallon compared to $63 a ton for salt. Bergen County has already used up $3 million of its $4 million snow budge
Gov. Christie pointed Monday to last week’s layoffs of hundreds of city workers in Camden as an illustration of the need for widespread pension and benefits reform for public employees. (Katz, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
>Gov. Chris Christie: Message of reform well received
Message of reform well received
Gov. Chris Christie brought his reform message to this tiny blue collar, majority African-American borough on Monday upon a dare from Mayor Michael Blunt. It was a gamble worth making … the Republican governor appeared to win converts. (Roh, Courier-Post)
Gov. Christie on Monday afternoon conditionally vetoed affordable housing legislation, saying it fails to reform how such housing is provided. (Mooney, PolitickerNJ)
>Three SEIU Locals–Including Chicago Chapter–Waived From Obamacare Requirement Monday, January 24, 2011 By Fred Lucas
(CNSNews.com) – Three local chapters of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), whose political action committee spent $27 million supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, have received temporary waivers from a provision in the Obamacare law.
The three SEIU chapters include the Local 25 in Obama’s hometown of Chicago.
The waivers allow health insurance plans to limit how much they will spend on a policy holder’s medical coverage for a given year. Under the new health care law, however, such annual limits are phased out by the year 2014. (Under HHS regulations, annual limits can be no less than $750,000 for 2011, no less than $1.25 million in 2012 and no less than $2 million in 2013.)
>HomeMade Pizza Kicks Off the New Year with First New Jersey Location in Ridgewood
Ridgewood Residents Find a New Way To Do Pizza and a Fresh Way to Think About Dinner
HomeMade Pizza Company opens its first location in New Jersey – in the bustling suburb of Ridgewood. With HomeMade Pizza’s unique bake-at-home pizza concept and dedication to fresh, all natural ingredients that customers can feel good about eating, it has redefined pizza and promises a new way to think about dinner. It’s expanding in New Jersey with a new store on Ridgewood Avenue this week.
HomeMade invites Ridgewood area residents to join in the three-day neighborhood welcoming celebration that includes meeting the founders, dough tossing demos and free samples of its all-natural pizza, salads and bake-at-home cookies.
Store openings at HomeMade Pizza means turn-away crowds with nearly 2,000 residents expected to be served during the opening. From 4-7 p.m.,on Feb. 8-10, 2011. Located at 134 East Ridgewood Ave.Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
>Anti-Jobs legislation: Assembly looks at loopholes on layoffs
There is a state law requiring companies shutting down to give 60-day notice with pay or severance pay to workers losing their jobs. (Jordan, New Jersey Press Media)
>Lawmakers approve bill on rewards for preventing, controlling illnesses among N.J. poor
Declaring the health care system “hopelessly broken,” lawmakers in Trenton are advancing legislation that would provide financial rewards to doctors, hospitals and insurance companies for preventing and controlling illnesses — rather than just treating them — in New Jersey’s poorest communities. (Livio and Augenstein, The Star-Ledger)
>Home Rule: State Senate President Stephen Sweeney plans bill that would pull funding for towns that don’t share
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney plans bill that would pull funding for towns that don’t share
New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney says he is working on legislation that would pull state funding from municipalities that do not share services with neighboring towns. (Weaver, Press of Atlantic City)
Toll road officials took the first step to privatizing toll collection by releasing a request for proposal containing what is expected from potential contractors. (Higgs, Daily Record)
>National School Choice Week January 23 – 29, 2011
On January 23 – 29, 2011, School Choice advocates will gather all across the nation to shine a spotlight on effective education options for every child.
Our message is simple: we need a K-12 education system that provides a wide array of options. We need an effective education system that has the flexibility to personalize and motivate students and allow parents to choose the school that is best for their child.
National School Choice Week was created to provide a concentrated focus on this mission – a time for the media and the public to hear our resounding message and a time to bring new voices into the chorus. There is no one organization behind this effort; those working on setting it up come from a variety of school reform organizations. We may each have a specialty: charter school growth and success, universal vouchers and tuition tax credits, corralling out-of-control spending, or union accountability, but each is equally important and all should plan to be a part of this special week.
National School Choice Week needs your participation to succeed as a bullhorn for the school choice movement. Sign up for updates about this national upcoming event and stay tuned to learn how you and your organization can maximize its opportunities and help the school choice movement pump up the volume.
