By Senator Joe Kyrillos
A JUNE 10 California court ruling that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional and violate students’ rights to quality education signals the need for further education reforms in New Jersey and other states across the country.
New Jersey was the first state to pass tenure legislation more than 100 years ago, and despite bipartisan reforms enacted two years ago, many antiquated state education laws still persist.
In 2012, the Legislature and Governor Christie compromised to pass a bipartisan reform law, addressing teacher tenure and the teacher dismissal process. Although it was a good first step, that effort came up short because public teachers’ unions had enough influence over the Legislature to preserve policies such as “last-in, first-out.”
LIFO forces schools to ignore educator effectiveness and lay off high-performing, bright educators, instead of ineffective, more senior ones.
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Posted: June 18th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Joe Kyrillos | Tags: California court, Education, Joe Kyrillos, Judge Rolf Treu, LIFO, Senator Joe Kyrillos, Teacher Tenure, Tenure | Comments Off on Kyrillos: Court Ruling Offers Blueprint for NJ Teacher Tenure Changes
Fisherman discovers dead body off Sandy Hook (via
NJ.com)
SANDY HOOK – A fisherman discovered a man’s dead body in a shipping channel off Sandy Hook on Monday morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday, a fisherman from Staten Island discovered a dead body in the Ambrose Channel – a major shipping channel…
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Posted: June 16th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: News, Sandy Hook | Tags: Ambrose Channel, Dead body off Sandy Hook, NJ State Police, Sandy Hook | Comments Off on Fisherman discovers dead body off Sandy Hook
By Freeholder Tom Arnone
Freeholder Tom Arone
TRAFFIC SIGNALS are of great significance in that they help to control the flow of traffic as well as helping to ensure the safety of our residents. Recently, there was a traffic signal activation ceremony held on the corner of Locust Avenue and Parker Roadin the Borough of West Long Branch. This project came about as a result of Mayor Tucci requesting that the County study this intersection to allow better traffic flow from Parker Road onto County Route 15 (Locust Avenue) and to improve safety and access for the Frank Antonides Middle School and the West Long Branch Community Center. Based on the County’s study our in-house County engineers designed this state of the art traffic signal which has dedicated turn lanes, improved crosswalks and push-button control pedestrian signals. The traffic signal uses LED lights that costs less to operate and is eco-friendly.
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Posted: June 16th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders | Tags: Bradley Beach, Foamed Asphalt Cold In Place Recyling, Freeholder Tom Arnone, Monmouth County, Neptune City, NJDOT, Tom Arnone, West Long Branch | 5 Comments »
Be sure and take a visit to Guild of Creative Art to see the David Levy & Annette Margulies Exhibit: Abstraction: Expressive? Precisely!
now appearing until June 25, 2014
The diverse nature of Abstraction is revealed in the art of Annette Margulies and David Levy; heart-felt, cerebral, and a feast for the eye.
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Posted: June 16th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle | Tags: Art, bizeturtle, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury | Comments Off on Guild of Creative Art Exhibit: Abstraction: Expressive? Precisely!
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Posted: June 16th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Chris Christie, New Jersey State Budget, NJ State Legislature | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, 2017 Gubernatorial race, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, Chris Christie, NJ State Budget, Pension reform, Sen Ray Lesniak, Steve Sweeney | 2 Comments »
A JUNE 10 California court ruling that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional and violate students’ rights to quality education signals the need for further education reforms in New Jersey and other states across the country.
