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Steve Sweeney.

NJ Politics Digest: Videos of Teachers’ Union Officials Lead to Senate Hearings

The videos appear to show union officials discussing strategies they use to protect members of the union for alleged infractions that include having sex with students and physical assaults
By Steve Cronin
Marie Blistan.

Blistan Takes Office as NJEA President

Marie Blistan, the NJEA's new president, is no fan of Senate President Steve Sweeney.
By Christian Hetrick
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina providing an update on the city's Advanced Placement for All initiative at the Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria.

NYC Mayor Says Would-Be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Voucher Plans Won’t Get Far

Bill de Blasio said Betsy DeVos will struggle to push through her pro-voucher agenda and that it won't affect the city's education plans.
By Madina Toure
Families for Excellent Schools organizer Joe Herrera calls for the state to raise the cap on charter schools (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Pro-Charter School Parents Push for State to Raise Cap on Charters

By Will Bredderman
Andrew Cuomo attending a pro-charter rally. (Photo: Flickr/Governor's Office)

A Good Budget for Schools

By The Editors
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Mayor Bill de Blasio would both get raises under a commission's proposal.

NYC Council Speaker ‘Disappointed’ Dream Act Dropped From Budget

By Will Bredderman
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Cardinal Dolan and Assemblyman Rodriguez Push for Education Tax Credit

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a Working Families Party rally.

Working Families Party Makes Push for More Education Dollars

By Will Bredderman
Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

De Blasio Education Chancellor Rips Cuomo Teacher Evaluation Proposal

By Will Bredderman
Assemblywoman Nolan and State Senator Kevin Parker join other state leaders at the education rally (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Advocates Claim Cuomo Not Obeying Court Decision on School Funding

By Will Bredderman
President of United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew (Photo via Getty Images)

Defying the (Union) Boss

By The Editors
President of United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew (Photo via Getty Images)

The UFT Rules from the Crack of Dawn

By The Editors
Students at J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget school in Brooklyn. (Photo via Getty Images)

The Trouble With Tenure

By The Editors
A scene from the new ad.

UFT PAC Releases First Pro-Thompson TV Ad

By Jill Colvin
Michael Mulgrew. (Photo: Amanda Cohen)

Mayor Bloomberg Says UFT’s Endorsement Is a ‘Kiss of Death’

By Gideon Resnick
Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Photo: Getty)

Bloomberg Stands By His Rahm

By Christopher Brennan

Second City Follies

By The Editors

Mayor Bloomberg Muses on What It Takes for A Bad Teacher to Be Fired

By Colin Campbell

A Good Deal for Students

By The Editors
Governor Cuomo (Photo: Facebook)

Poll Headline: ‘New York Voters Trust Cuomo More Than Teachers Union’

By Colin Campbell

Mr. Cuomo and the Teachers

By The Editors

Real School Reform, Now

By The Editors
The announcement. (Courtesy Art Miami)

Governor Cuomo: 'Teacher Evaluation Is a Major Crisis For The State'

By Hunter Walker

Mayor Bloomberg Chalks Up Another Win For Reform

By The Editors
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