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1. Missing Link
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A neighbor said he disliked idea about teachers working 9 mos. of 12 and low quality education.Knowing a little about educating I always notice the obvious.Politicians like to bash educators, but the high ...

2. N.J. public school teacher evaluation committee includes 5 teachers
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... in the Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ) teacher evaluation pilot program. The pilot districts were selected from among 31 applicants and will split $1.1 million in state aid School Improvement ...

3. How Gov. Christie is wrong about N.J.'s school funding formula
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... formula that is fair and equitable and, if funded from year-to-year, provides local educators with a predictable, stable level of funding needed for student success. So let’s make sure the Governor’s plan ...

4. N.J. educators and police directed to work more closely on school bullying incidents
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... has been sent to county prosecutors and county superintendents of schools for distribution to local police and educators.  ...

5. Hear from NJDOE Asst Commissioner and Chief Peformance Officer explain Student Peformance Link to Teacher Pay and Tenure
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... will be in person at our Winter Training Institute December 2, 2011 at the Eatontown Sheraton in Eatontown NJ. http://www.njeducatorsprofessionaldevelopment.com/winter-training-institute/standarized-testing-to-evaluate-teachers-in-nj-public-schools-explained-by-the-new-jersey-department-of-education/18/ ...

6. NJDOE Assistant Commissioner to Present at NJAFPA Winter Training Institute about Student Performance and Teacher Pay/Tenure
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... to how the NJDOE plans to implement teacher evaluation using student performance on standardized tests. Go to http://www.njeducatorsprofessionaldevelopment.com/winter-training-institute/ for more information. ...

7. Better Education for Kids going after NJEA instead of Christie
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... work and dedication. The reforms we are pursuing make the talent and effectiveness of our educators a top priority. It is past time that our education system allows us to identify and reward good teachers ...

8. Gov. Christie's Education Task Force offers proposals on changing public education
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... governor said the report also provides recommendations on how to reduce the regulatory burden in an attempt to make it easier for schools and educators to focus their efforts on classroom innovations. ...

9. Monmouth Girls Academy, all-girl Catholic high school, is a possibility
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... studies indicate a pattern of strong, successful careers for girls who attend single-sex schools, which has lead a group of local parents and educators to investigate the feasibility of opening an all-girls ...

10. 11 N.J. school districts to participate in Gov. Christie's teacher evaluation program
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Newark, Elizabeth, Red Bank, Ocean City among them 11 school districts have been selected to participate in the Christie administration’s Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ) teacher evaluation ...

11. Christie takes Irene to task and shows real leadership
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... and shout fests with the state's public school educators. But the general consensus is that Christie properly handled the category 1 hurricane that just ripped through New Jersey like a spouse that suspects ...

12. Remembering Channel 13 — New Jersey’s first television station
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... turned out to be Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area (ETMA), based in New York City. A group of local businesspeople, cultural leaders and educators, ETMA was focused on creating an educational ...

13. Who has asked an educator in NJ HOW CAN WE IMPROVE EDUCATION?
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... together for effective education. Learning should NOT be a political action controlled by a political committee, who is concerned only about their legislative efforts, rather than working with educators. ...

14. N.J. Historical Commission provides aid to 75 organizations
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... programming, facilitating new research, and advancing preservation and collections care. Besides providing support to students and educators in 2010-11, history organizations offered on and off-site ...

15. N.J. Board of Education relaxes hiring standards for superintendents in 57 failing districts
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... districts, an action that opens the positions to non-educators for the first time. The change, which as been sought by Gov. Chris Christie and Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, takes effect ...

16. You know this will work...
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Because wealthy Wall Street types know more about education than...educators! Let's sell off the public sector to the highest bidder, just like Greece is doing right now. ...

17. Billionaire David Tepper invests in Gov. Christie’s battle with NJEA
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... teacher and every school an effective principal, with proper training and resources. Parents must have access to data and information that will hold educators, leaders and officials accountable for their ...

18. N.J. Dept. of Education announces pilot teacher evaluation program
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... Chris Cerf described on Tuesday as an innovative teacher evaluation pilot program. The Excellent Educators for New Jersey funds would be awarded for the 2011-12 school year to districts and charter schools ...

19. Gov. Christie appoints four to state autism council
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... parents of children with autism and educators. —TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

20. Democratic bill to change tenure standards for new teachers introduced in N.J. Senate
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... their performance before losing tenure status. An evaluation rating of “ineffective” for two consecutive years would result in tenure revocation for all educators – from teachers to principals – including ...