>NJEA makes its case to improve N.J. schools
Long cast as defender of the status quo, New Jersey’s teachers union has made public its own ideas for major changes to the state’s public school system, ahead of the union’s convention in Atlantic City this week.
“No one has more invested in the success of our students and our public schools than NJEA members,” said Barbara Keshishian, president of the New Jersey Education Association, which represents nearly 170,000 teachers and other school employees.
The union has clashed consistently with Gov. Christie since before he took office in January 2010. Some of the Republican’s biggest policy accomplishments have had a big effect on teachers. (Mulvihill, The Associated Press)
