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Ridgewood trustees, teachers remain at odds as school year looms

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BY STEVE JANOSKI
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — The failure of a state-appointed super-conciliator to resolve a 19-month-long labor dispute between the Board of Education and district teachers union has left local officials and union heads considering their next move.

Disagreements over several issues — including salaries, proposed changes in the union insurance plan and how much the Ridgewood Education Association’s 547 members should contribute toward their health insurance premiums — have contributed to a breakdown in the negotiations, which began five months before the last contract expired on June 30, 2015.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-trustees-teachers-remain-at-odds-as-school-year-looms-1.1651097

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Ridgewood teachers union supports Common Core opponents

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Ridgewood teachers union supports Common Core opponents

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014, 9:18 AM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER

The Ridgewood teachers union gave a boost to parents opposing the Common Core and assessments it is linked to at the kickoff to the new school year last week.

Parents and teachers alike say their questions and concerns about Common Core have largely gone unanswered, with parents worried about the future of their children’s education and teachers worried about the future of their careers.

Superintendent Daniel Fishbein addressed some of the queries at a Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Sept. 8, standing firm on two points: The district does not have the right to ignore the Common Core standards or opt out of the assessment, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).

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