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1. Kyrillos looks for more teacher tenure reform
(N.J./State)

BY CHRISTOPHER RIGHTMIRE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Days after a bi-partisan tenure reform bill was signed into action by Governor Christie, the same New Jersey Senator that proposed the original bill has ...

2. N.J.'s teacher tenure victory shows hope for future
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a reasonable and credible fashion. This is exactly what took place this past Monday when very significant tenure reform legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. This reform will change ...

3. Gov. Chris Christie wins teacher tenure battle but still wants more
(N.J./State)

The governor signed a bill on Monday making it more difficult for New Jersey teachers to be granted tenure, while also providing fewer obstacles to remove teachers who don’t make the grade. “Good teachers ...

4. The hypocrisy of big time college sports
(Sports/Professional)

... that he might review the exemption as well. During his tenure, Thomas became concerned that college sports, with their skyrocketing coaches' salaries, new and renovated stadiums and arenas, enhanced ...

5. Leonard Slatkin's new book: A conductor confesses all
(Entertainment/Movies)

... He refers to his “less-than-successful tenure in Washington,” conducting the National Symphony (his contract was abruptly not renewed). He hints at personal indiscretions: around the year 2000, “[he] engaged ...

6. Community YMCA to honor Tim Hogan at Clint Black 'Goin' Country' benefit
(N.J./State)

...  Hogan has been a member of the Y board since 2002 and served as board chairman from 2007 until 2011. During his tenure he has provided leadership to the Y’s Strong Kids Campaign, which provides free ...

7. Morgan Freeman shares President Obama race opinion
(Entertainment/Movies)

... at the beginning of his tenure by saying, 'We are going to do whatever is necessary to make sure that he's only going to serve one term.' “That means they will not cooperate with him on anything,” Freeman ...

8. BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court stamps Affordable Health Care Act 'constitutional'
(U.S./Nation)

... Romney, has pushed a similar law during his tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. But, Romney is firmly opposed to the new national law and has vowed to repeal it if he is elected president. "And, this ...

9. Christie on fence about teacher tenure reform bill
(N.J./State)

BY CHRISTOPHER RIGHTMIRE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Despite unanimous approval for a tenure reform bill by the New Jersey Legislation, Governor Chris Christie still voiced doubts about signing it into effect ...

10. N.J. teacher tenure reform bill finds bipartisan support amid controversy
(N.J./State)

BY MAKINI BRICE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A bill that seeks to make tenure more difficult for teachers to attain, and easier for them to lose, was approved by the New Jersey Senate Appropriations and Budget ...

11. Reforming N.J. teacher tenure laws will help small businesses
(Opinion/Commentary)

... taxes, and kids graduating that can’t add and subtract. Who guarantees your job if you don’t perform? Teachers have a guarantee! It’s called tenure. Once a teacher is employed for 3 years, it is impossible ...

12. Christie claims 'Jersey Comeback,' but where are the jobs?
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Month in and out, New Jersey continues to consistently trail the rest of America when it comes to unemployment. Throughout Christie's entire tenure, New Jersey's employment rate has hovered at nine percent ...

13. White House nominates Allison M. McFarlane as NRC leader following Jaczko resignation
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to public feedback during her tenure on the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, and understands the importance of openness to the commission’s effectiveness. We expect her to be a strong ...

14. Renowned scholar Diane Ravitch takes on public education 'reformers'
(N.J./State)

... student testing and teacher evaluation, charter schools, merit pay, teacher tenure and the two federal laws that engendered “reform,” No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. Before beginning her ...

15. Tenure/Union Head Salaries
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

What does he care what the Union bosses make? It is absolutely irrelevant to the argument. Why are kids failing in Irvington while they are passing in Ruetherford? Both districts have tenure. Both spend ...

16. Tenure
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Tenure in teaching is important . There is a three year period prior to getting tenure. Bad teachers usually surface during this period. Administrators have the power to not renew contracts and not award ...

17. What a dope
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Why isn't teacher tenure causing problems in Chatham, or Montclair, Evesham or Rutherford? This guy is purely a union buster, knows nothing at all about education. ...

18. Christie bashes teachers’ union and tenure at Freehold Town Hall meeting
(N.J./State)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Governor Chris Christie, talking more than he listened, bashed the teachers’ union and tenure at a Town Hall meeting in Freehold, Monmouth County, on Tuesday.  ...

19. Update: N.J. dad who says autistic son was bullied by teachers continues fight for justice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that bullying is a bane of catastrophic proportions. I am not anti-teacher in any way. I respect teachers. But I am mystified and dispirited by the current system of tenure that makes it so difficult ...

20. Big name athlete spending, Jason Bay, Bobby Holik, Stephon Marbury, does not guarantee wins
(Sports/Professional)

... were decidedly mediocre during their tenure with the Mets, and Jason Bay has been a huge disappointment. Overspending and acquiring big name players comes at the expense of draft picks and ultimately ...