As many as 9,000 students could go without diplomas due to scoring changes in this year's Alternative High School Assessment. State officials are trying virtually ...
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 National Assessment of Educational Progress delivers so much data that interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.
Maria Comella is a two-fisted Blackberry user in charge of the governor's press staff, who also helps Christie craft and deliver his message. She definitely ...
With up to 8,000 diplomas in limbo, the revised Alternative High School Assessment (AHSA) test is getting a tough review from state legislators looking for ...
Positions of Newark Teachers Union, such as support for merit pay, often put it at odds with NJEA.
Opportunity Scholarship Act proposal brings a crowd to Trenton and raises questions about how to keep tabs on private schools accepting voucher kids.
There are 67 charter schools in New Jersey, serving approximately 22,000 students. Nine more are in line to open their doors in September, according to ...
Marc Larkins, the new executive director of the Schools Development Authority, says recent infusion of $500 million has put the SDA back on track.
NJ Education Commissioner Bret Schundler goes to educators for their support of his Race to the Top plan. Whether he'll get it remains a question.
Cutbacks, mergers, and layoffs; intense competition from lower-cost generics; and fierce rivalry from other regions make for a troubled prognosis for NJ’s big drug makers.
