There once was a girl from Nantucket that did not have a very big bucket. Her pocketbook was empty and her tummy was full of goo. And she went boo hoo.
Oh, wait a minute I am supposed to be writing a blog about a New Jersey topic. So below is a poem that I hope will not cause you to moan on why your vote is not a joke. Continue reading Something for the NJEA and nothing for us
The results of the PARCC test are now out for New Jersey and they do not look good at all. Was and is it a worthwhile test worthy of its stated goals or a political boondoggle that should have never come about? Continue reading The results of the PARCC Test
Is it time to reign in public union political contributions? Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick thinks so. He said on October 14th ,“that the state teachers union has mounted expensive campaigns against candidates from his party — not to improve the situation in schools, but to save their own pensions.” He is quite right and it disturbs me very much that a public workers union can and does wield so much political power. Continue reading Is it time to reign in public union political contributions?
The New Jersey Educational Association (NJEA) had been working with The Pension Commission to come up with a solution to fund the pension system for our teachers. But, now the president of the NJEA, Wendell Steinhauer, said on April 21st the “NJEA has notified the New Jersey Pension and Benefits Study Commission that our sole focus is ensuring that our members’ current pensions are fully funded by the state, and that no further discussion will be occurring between the NJEA and the commission.” Continue reading The New Jersey Educational Association
