One day after Newark's superintendent stepped down, acting education commissioner Chris Cerf starts talking about the future.
JOHN MOONEY
John Mooney is the founding editor of NJ Spotlight, starting the news site in 2009 after more than 30 years in print journalism. Before NJ Spotlight, John was an education reporter with the Newark Star-Ledger and the Bergen Record and a contributing writer for The New York Times.
The state's first private school voucher program is gaining backers, but several essential issues remain to be sorted out.
Anathema to the teachers union, New Jersey's first voucher program is starting to draw support from Democrats.
Governor Christie's salary caps are about to go into effect, despite pending lawsuits and public hearings.
A pair of legal orders helps set the parameters for the latest round of Abbott v. Burke arguments.
The state Board of Education begins crafting guidelines for bringing candidates over from the private sector to serve as school superintendents.
Two online academies are part of the current crop of charters. Both raise intriguing questions about what defines a school.
State School Boards Association reports new contracts at historic lows, salary increases averaging below 2 percent.
Newark's Forest Hill Charter School pushes the envelope as to what charters can be -- and charge.
Now that President Obama has outlined his education policy, New Jersey and other states await the details.
