Perth Amboy school district challenges governor's executive order to withhold state education aid.
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.
First wave of grants totaling $37 million will help fund more than $77 million in new construction—but some 50 projects in urban districts are still ...
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NJ SpotlightChristie wins Legislature's general support, but adds compromise and cash in quest for other backing.
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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 ...
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Positions of Newark Teachers Union, such as support for merit pay, often put it at odds with NJEA.
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