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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

1-7-14 Jersey Jazzman: Teachers: Responsible for EVERYTHING

Jersey Jazzman: Teachers: Responsible for EVERYTHING:





Teachers: Responsible for EVERYTHING
I swear to you, I promised I wasn't going to write about another Tom Moran (editorial page editor of the Star-Ledger) column for at least a month. But I just can't let this one go, because it is such a perfect illustration of the double standard that exists today for teachers [all emphases mine]:Tom Moran, 1/5/14:    After a heartbreaking string of seven killings in Newark over the holidays, Polic




1-4-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekThe Petty Jealousy of Arne DuncanI would say this is simply unthinkable, but when it comes to Arne Duncan, I've come to believe the worst is always possible:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintende