An analysis of the state’s preliminary results showed an unprecedented 58 percent of budgets rejected yesterday; the proposed tax increases in the spurned budgets averaged ...
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.
Elections in Bloomfield, Metuchen and Linden shed light on voters' feelings about the governor, the teachers union and their public school systems.
Gov. Christie accuses New Jersey Education Association of dirty tricks, including harassing the Lt. Governor's children as school budget vote nears.
NJ SpotlightDemocrats on the Senate Budget Committee fired away at Education Commissioner Bret Schundler about how Gov. Christie's plan to slash school funding would decimate schools ...
Gov. Chris Christie amped up the budget pressure on local teachers and administrators and called for them to reopen contracts and negotiate pay freezes for ...
Deep cuts in state aid for New Jersey schools has left many districts grappling with tough tradeoffs: Pay concessions from educators, layoffs or program reductions. ...
Putting a human face on Gov. Christie's proposed $23.9 billion budget for state public schools.
In her first lengthy comments since her appointment by Gov. Christie Christie, Poonam Alaigh said in her confirmation hearing that her top priority would be ...
Marc Larkins made his long-awaited debut at the School Development Authority (SDA) on March 3. The former prosecutor is taking over as the SDA’s chief ...
The new administration says 'No Go' to nearly $3 billion in school building projects. The governor indicates that no new contracts have been signed for ...
