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Friday, November 18, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Lord High Executioner Cerf

Jersey Jazzman: Lord High Executioner Cerf:

Lord High Executioner Cerf

Sir Christopher of Cerf will now allow you an audience:
Still, the tension between state and local control in New Jersey is nothing new, and both the legal critics and some local school leaders yesterday were cautious about the extent of the state’s authority politically as well.
Elisabeth Ginsburg, president of the Glen Ridge Board of Education, has been an outspoken leader among suburban schools, and she said the new accountability system

The Truth Slips Out

I missed this earlier this week, but Mike Petrilli really wrote a real humdinger:
After its big referendum victory last week, Ohio teachers union vice president Bill Leibensperger said “There has always been room to talk. That’s what collective bargaining is about. You bring adults around a table to talk about serious issues.” He voiced an argument made by union supporters through the fight over Senate Bill 5 (and the similar battle in Wisconsin over public sector union rights): All employees want is the right to bargain; they are more than willing to make concessions during these difficult times.
And to be sure, you can find examples of unions—of police, firefighters, even teachers