1. Christie Administration Focuses on Charter School Tenure
(N.J./State)

... school teachers to acquire and keep tenure. According to NJspotlight.com, an online news service providing insight and information on issues critical to New Jersey, this month a proposal was posted on ...

2. Nonpartisan budget expert shows millionaires would save big bucks under Christie's proposed tax cut
(Money/Economy)

... dead hands of legislators,' as the governor says in his YouTube videos, it's 'whose bank accounts will be the real winner'." The Democrats also brought attention to a report by NJSpotlight that states ...

3. N.J. charter school law gets low marks
(N.J./State)

... the state. According to njspotlight.com, the report ranked New Jersey's charter school law 31 out of 42 overall, dropping from 26th place in 2011. The low ranking came from a lack of accountability based ...

4. NRG Energy dumps N.J. offshore wind farm plan
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Peter Mandelstam, President of NRB Bluewater, says the move was based on an array of factors. According to NJSpotlight.com, Mandelstam pointed out uncertainty about continued government support from ...

5. Citizen Norcross trying to shape N.J. public school reform
(N.J./State)

... been talking publicly about his desire for education reform. According to njspotlight.com, Giordano said there had been a "little bit of a rocky start" with Norcross's support for pension reforms, but ...

6. N.J.'s energy master plan worries green advocates
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... energy advocate Matt Elliott joined Wilson at a Statehouse press conference. According to njspotlight.com, New Jersey trails only California in the U. S. with more than solar 8,000 installations. Tittel ...

7. New Jersey charter schools fear legislation
(N.J./State)

...  The Asbury Park Press reports that Carlos Perez and other charter school representatives are asking Speaker Sheila Oliver, D-Essex to hold the bills. According to njspotlight.com, one bill allows certain ...

8. Confidence
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... it no contest. http://www.njspotlight.com/ets_symposium/ ...

9. New Jersey solar power hitting new heights
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to njspotlight.com, it costs about two-tenths of a penny per kilowatt hour per month for a residential ratepayer to help promote solar development. Retail rates for electricity come to about 15 cents ...

10. Medical malpractice debated while doctor shortage continues in N.J.
(Health/Healthquest)

... of reform, such as the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance and the New Jersey Hospital Association, are stepping up their lobbying, according to an article at NJSpotlight.com. They blame the current laws ...

11. N.J. inches closer to Race to the Top education funding
(N.J./State)

... at each grade level in math and language arts. New Jersey is seeking more than $400 million. But according to njspotlight.com, Christie announced he would reject a compromise his own education commissioner, ...