A few comments today on a matter specific to New Jersey.  There has been a public relations war going on for some time between our governor, Chris Christie, and the state teachers’ union, and it is g… Read full post »

                First, a word on how the public perceives teachers, particularly since the current economic crisis began to make its effects felt in late 2008.  In my home state of New Jersey, budget cuts at the state lev… Read full post »

            There is no soft way to put it: public education today is under fire, and the top concerns are funds and accountability.  Each year hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on educating our nation’s children, and test resu/… Read full post »