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Monday, February 3, 2014

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State-Run Newark Schools Blow Snow Closings Again
Just received this via email from a teacher in the Newark Public Schools:We got texts from our dcs saying that school was closed at 7:39.This means that she [State Superintendent Cami Anderson] waited until 7 or later to make the call. Kids and teachers were already in schools when they got the message. This is either incompetence or payback for our resistance to her. Either way, it's disrespectfu
David Wildstein: Before Bridgegate, Christie's Best Teacher Basher
It looks like a large portion of the pre-Super Bowl commentary this weekend has been reserved for political pundits proclaiming the death of Chris Christie’s 2016 presidential campaign. Poor fellow: here he is, governor of the state hosting the biggest sports spectacle of the year, but forced to keep a low profile because of Friday afternoon’s bombshell:David Wildstein – Christie’s childhood fr
2-1-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekYes, Reformers, We SHOULD Talk About YOUR Kids' SchoolsLast night was a good night for public education in Newark; the same cannot be said for State Superintendent Cami Anderson:The state-appointed Newark school superintendent stormed out of an angry,  tumultuous School Advisory Board (SAB) meeting a few hours ago after a parent, infuriated by Cami And