DAILY CLIPS, 9/1/10

Star-Ledger

• Gov. Chris Christie says it's 'time to move on' from Race to the Top error
• N.J. Senate leaders say Gov. Chris Christie owes President Obama an apology over 'Race to the Top' gaffe
• Race to the Top, Gov. Chris Christie and Bret Schundler- Bloggers on N.J.’s $400 million lesson
• Gov. Christie seeks delay in releasing school spending review
• Newark superintendent Clifford Janey's contract is not renewed
• Nutley schools must retry case in $2.75 million fee dispute
• Springfield schools to refuse to pay vocational tuition for students
• Cancer victims sought for Clinton Township schools survey
• Bullying lawsuit against Old Bridge schools to continue, N.J. civil rights division says
• Edison cuts schools' drug prevention program
• Franklin students singing, dancing their way to collecting 1,000 books
• Warren Hills Regional High School student to perform at National FFA Convention in Indianapolis
• Dover kids will be well-supplied at school, thanks to the Salvation Army
• Tight budgets force local colleges to lay off employees

NJSpotlight.com

• Race to the Top Consultant Earned $500,000 for Two Failed Bids
• State Retiree Healthcare Costs Could Double Over Next Nine Years

Asbury Park Press

• Christie says Schundler misled him; gov won't apologize to Obama
• Commentary: New education czar must build bridges
• Freehold Regional Board of Education balks at disgraced administrator's salary
• Freehold Twp. looks to fill board vacancy
• Berkeley BOE member chastised over ethics
• Neptune schools discover faulty ASK test scoring
• Voters, not aid cuts, kill school construction projects
• Editorial: Keep sports fees affordable for all
• TOWN BRIEFS (MIDDLETOWN: The Board of Ed)
• Lakewood Board of Education drops outside preschool contracts

Record/North Jersey Herald

• Ahearn Op-Ed: GOVERNOR CHRISTIE Weathering his first crises
• N.J. Gov. Christie recommends delay on school spending review until legal challenge resolved
• School supply lists seem very arcane
• Editorial:  All hail the crossing guards

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• NJEA criticizes Christie for slow movement on seeking $268M in federal aid to rehire teachers
• N.J. Senate leaders want Christie to apologize to Obama
• Commentary: Is Chris Christie a leader or a bully?
• Jim Florio comments on Chris Christie firing of Brett Schundler
• Old Bridge school officials cited for failing to halt harassment of Jewish child

Associated Press

• Bullying complaint against NJ district can proceed

Trenton Times

• Teachers union balks at grant incentives
• Editorial: Reach of Eden

Philadelphia Inquirer

• NJEA, Christie at odds over application for education-jobs aid
• New resources, people lead efforts to end ethnic strife at South Phila. High

New York Times

• Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains in Use, and Critics
• Suing a School They Loved
• New York Asks Schools to Avoid Pupil Immigration Status

Courier Post

• Schundler firing a 'business decision'
• Editorial: Governor needed to dump Schundler

Atlantic City Press

• Editorial:  Face to the  Top funding debacle / A teachable moment?
• We're still getting $268 million - eventually
• Learning the ropes from those who know; Vineland high school seniors, 2010 grads tell freshmen how to cope
• Saved by community, Wildwood Catholic High School is set to open

Burlington Co. Times

• Willingboro BOE to meet tonight
• Scholarship dinner salutes achievements of youngsters
• Drive under way for school supplies

Jersey Journal

• Bayonne's new school business administrator says he's making every dollar count in face of $5.3 million cut in state aid

New Jersey Herald

• Sussex high schools ranked average in magazine's statewide survey

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Dems to NJ Gov. Christie- Apologize to Obama, feds for comments on grant application
• Dunellen H. S. rated one of N.J.'s most improved
• Bullying lawsuit against Old Bridge schools moves forward

Gloucester Co. Times

• Christie urges delay of education report
• Gloucester County school chief: Need more on Delsea plan
• Paulsboro BOE seeking hopefuls for vacant seat
• Gloucester County teachers dig a bit deeper into their own pockets
• New students take tour of Kingsway Middle School
• West Deptford High School students win scholarships
• Editorial: A growing GCIT
• Smoke-free Gloucester County College gets mixed response from students

Today's Sunbeam

• Christie calls for education report delay

Daily Journal

• Christie rejects calls to apologize
• Freshmen learn the ropes at VHS
• Millville homeroom assignments online

Daily Record

• Gov. Christie maintains Schundler misled him about grant application
• Editorial: Is the race finally over?

Express-Times

• Warren Hills Regional High School student to perform at National FFA Convention in Indianapolis

Trentonian

• NJ Governor Chris Christie laughs off Dems' demand he apologize to Obama over Race to the Top

National News

• Gilbert school board candidate to appeal ballot ouster (Arizona Republic)
• Alonso's tour of schools focuses on attendance (Baltimore Sun)
• A beep, a flash and one less worry for parents (Chicago Tribune)
• Charter Schools Being Urged to Serve English Language Learners (Education Week)
• TV Networks Gear Up for Education Initiatives (Education Week)
• Traffic enforcement near school prompts NAACP complaint (Las Vegas Sun)
• Instructors get crash course on special ed in MPS (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 
• Bill raising age limit for kindergarten passes (San Francisco Chronicle)  
• Oak Harbor schools consider seizing student phones to stop bullying (Seattle Times)
• Teachers in Metro East district OK contract (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• New teacher evaluation method being proposed in Jefferson Parish (Times Picayune)
• Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness (USA Today)
• Middle Schools Fail Kids, Study Says (Wall Street Journal)
• Court Halts Buses (Wall Street Journal)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/31/10

Star-Ledger

• Fired N.J. education chief Bret Schundler says he made 'Race to the Top' error
• Column: Schundler flap shows Christie's a born lawyer
• Column: Race to the top...of Mount Hubris
• Plainfield superintendent asks for dismissal to be tossed out
• Designs revealed for East Brunswick's Memorial Elementary School
• Who will pay to maintain Parsippany school fields? Township officials say they can't afford their share
• Editorial: Schools have little choice but to cut back on courtesy busing
• Somerville class sizes 'stable' in fiscally conservative school district
• Parents still upset with rezoning in Franklin schools
• Branchburg students can expect changes at school on opening day of classes
• Column: Newark public schools need revolutionary reform
• Fireplace tiles will survive destruction of Cranford school
• Rutgers enrolls record number of freshmen

NJSpotlight.com

• Role of Consultant Comes to Light as Schundler Admits Error

Asbury Park Press

• Extracurricular activities will cost extra for some
• Education fill-in experienced in charter schools
• Editorial: Schundler firing was warranted

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• Doblin Op-Ed: Bret Schundler has left the building
• Fired education chief Schundler says his error cost N.J. Race to the Top grant
• Editorial: Young athletes vulnerable to concussions
• Opinion: Tenure rules should be tweaked, but gently
• School supply lists seem very arcane

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• N.J. state colleges need opportunity to control workers compensation
• N.J. financial aid shrinking while tuition rises for state’s college students
• N.J. Democrats still pushing for emergency college security plans prompted by Virginia Tech massacre

Trenton Times

• City school board sees many changes ahead
• WW-P South High mourns the loss of teacher/coach killed at Hamilton train station
• WW-P South High football team looks to continue its winning tradition
• Revitalized Ewing Catholic school enjoys its new Incarnation

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Schundler: 'This was my error'
• Fewer teacher vacancies as school is about to start
• Lower Merion School District ordered to pay plaintiff's lawyer $260,000

Courier Post

• New head of DOE praised
• Fired education boss Bret Schundler says grant mistake 'my error'

Atlantic City Press

• Fired Education Commissioner Bret Schundler admits making grant mistake: 'This was my error'
• Editorial:  Are you saving taxpayers money? / Answer yes or no
• Many schools with a history of violence add extra security for the start of school
• Budget cuts result in fewer high school sports teams; thousands of students sidelined

Burlington Co. Times

• Rancocas Valley district to meet tonight
• Mount Laurel schools shuffling administrators
• In Willingboro, a 'sea of troubles'
• Forum puts focus on sports-related head injuries
• Making green

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Former Dept. of Ed head Schundler made grant mistake: 'This was my error'
• Editorial: Grant blunder still a cause for concern, investigation
• Gov. Christie selects acting Dept. of Education commissioner
• Carteret kids say farewell to summer at neighborhood carnival, barbecue
• Should N.J. schools have a standard for uniforms-
• Hillsborough school board rejects student fees for sports, extra-curriculars
• Woodbridge to restore school-bus routes lost in budget cuts, but not until October

New Jersey Herald

• Turner named county's top superintendent
• Sparta expects more school traffic

Gloucester Co. Times

• Editorial: A growing GCIT
• New name for GCC's College Center

News of Cumberland Co.

• Ronald Bowman lauded to rest

Daily Record

• Fired education boss Bret Schundler says grant mistake 'my error'
• Education fill-in Rochelle Robinson Hendricks experienced in charter schools
• Two Parsippany HS cross country runners recovering after they were hit by a vehicle

Express-Times

• Fired N.J. education chief Bret Schundler admits 'Race to the Top' error; stinkbugs will flourish this year - AM news links
• Elementary school teacher files lawsuit against Phillipsburg School District over 2008 mock drill
• Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center shooter drill in 2008 prompts lawsuit
• Phillipsburg woman begins 30th year as crossing guard
• Phillipsburg School Board to examine feasibility of implementing a residency preference in hiring future employees
• OPINION: School cafeterias right to limit free lunches

Trentonian

• Ex-NJ education commissioner Bret Schundler says grant mistake was 'my error'
• Victim killed by Amtrak Acela in Hamilton is West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South coach Brian Welsh
• RICH FISHER: Shock, sadness & wonderful memories of Brian 'Maynard' Welsh

Princeton Packet Newspapers

• ALLENTOWN: Bus drivers' jobs get reprieve
• ALLENTOWN: Upper Freehold bus stops get changes
• EAST WINDSOR: High school gets 'hybrid' schedule
• Florence: Student's farming education on the line
• HILLSBOROUGH: District’s frugality draws state notice
• HILLSBOROUGH: Schools’ CERT program gets additional funding
• HILLSBOROUGH: Students’ first assignment- ideas to cut energy costs
• LAWRENCE: Grant equips 6th graders with notebook computers
• MANVILLE: Stadium opening events planned

NJ101.5 News

• "Race to the Top" Funding Gaffe Fallout Continues

National News

• An Example in Rhode Island (American School Board Journal)
• Some students return to school in refurbished, state-of-art buildings (Baltimore Sun)
• Protesters to call for Woods Services closure (Bucks Co. Courier-Times)
• District: Letters, bulletin boards part of contract (Bucks Co. Courier-Times)
• Online learning attempts to make the grade (Chicago Tribune)
• Only 1 interviewed for state educator job (Des Moines Register)
• San Diego Schools Set a New Agenda After Backlash (Education Week)
• Shot requirements cause parents to scramble (Indianapolis Star)
• More high school students learning in other languages (Miami Herald)
• Guidelines encourage minorities in math (News Observer)
• Sixth-graders at 2 Oakland schools working 8-to-5 (Press Enterprise)
• When schools improve, some parents lose bus service (Salt Lake Tribune)
• School board preparing for cuts in special education (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Minneapolis schools feeling the heat (Star Tribune)
• State targets four struggling schools (The News Journal, DE)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/27 - 8/30/10

NJSBA News

•  NJSBA Comments on Change at Department of Education

NJSBA BoardBlog

• From Race To The Top, to Race To Blame

Star-Ledger

• Future of N.J. school reform remains uncertain without federal funds, permanent education chief
• Tom Moran Column: Christie faces ugly political ramifications of 'Race to the Top' error, Schundler firing
• Bob Braun Column: If N.J. had stronger Race to the Top application, clerical error wouldn't have mattered 
• Pauline Mulshine Column: Watch out for that mine over there, Guv; Oops!
• Editorial: Schundler's exit: Embarrassing episode of incompetence and division in the Christie administration
• Editorial: Bret Schundler had to go; N.J. education commissioner was out of sync with his boss
• Gov. Christie, Schundler clash over who was wrong leading up to firing
• Bret Schundler comments on firing as education commissioner
• Column: NJ skipped Race to the Top application training; Gov. Chris Christie says no to Glenn Beck show
• Column: The blame game
• Biography of former Education Commissioner Bret Schundler
• Gov. Christie names education department veteran Rochelle Hendricks acting commissioner
• Gov. Chris Christie fires N.J. schools chief Bret Schundler
• N.J. lawmakers have mixed reactions to education chief Bret Schundler's firing
• Schundler requested firing instead of resignation so he can collect unemployment
• U.S. officials refute Christie on attempt to fix Race to the Top application during presentation
• N.J. officials did not provide missing numbers during Race to the Top presentation, video shows
• After decades on the rise, N.J. schools chief Bret Schundler has a quick fall
• Editorial: Assessing teachers: New Jersey can learn from Los Angeles
• Gov. Christie distributes checklists to help towns keep property taxes down
• Students have less, parents pay more as new school year begins in N.J.
• Newark school where toxic chemicals were found will reopen after environmental cleanup
• Elizabeth, Kean University team up to draw students to Little Colombia district
• New programs, lost busing to greet Essex students heading back to school
• Students will find fewer teachers, fewer sports as they head back to Middlesex County schools
• Morris County's returning students will find many changes
• Bridgewater-Raritan School District challenged by larger class sizes, smaller staff, program and service eliminations
• Bridgewater-Raritan School District expects 8,985 students on first day of classes
• Watchung schools adjusting to lack of funding
• New fees, lost sports await Union students returning to school
• Cranford schools prepare for students’ arrival by approving final staff arrangements
• Millburn schools welcome new administrators
• Senior Ambassador volunteers will help Millburn High School freshmen learn the ropes at Sept. 2 Open House
• Hunterdon, Somerset schools find ways to do more with less
• Officials investigate cancer cluster among faculty at Clinton Township school
• Construction may delay Franklin Township School opening to Sept. 27
• Hunterdon County football coaches talk about players, upcoming season
• Readington teachers learning from Merck
• Schundler clears way for Hebrew charter school; East Brunswick will appeal
• Old Bridge schools face 'unimaginable' reality as 5 teens are accused in killing of classmates' father
• Kinnelon may put school custodians on the borough payroll
• Denville Rotary bandstand named for town's longtime superintendent
• Cranford Family Care supply drive helps ease back to school stress on families in need
• N.J. financial aid program slashes assistance to college students
• Column: Students from abroad work at Jersey Shore to experience American culture
• State lawmakers looking at on-campus safety

NJSpotlight.com

• In the Wake of Schundler’s Ouster, Questions Arise in Classrooms and in Trenton
• Schundler Firing Highlights Earlier Clash With Christie
• Can New Jersey’s Educators Make the Grade?

Asbury Park Press

• EDITORIAL: Christie, teachers need to get along
• Compilation of statements by NJ officials on Bret Schundler's firing
• Schundler invited to testify before Senate panel
• Schundler statement about dismissal draws rebuke from governor's office
• Gov. Chris Christie fires education commissioner Bret Schundler
• Schools face post-stimulus budget hangover
• @issue: Should N.J. schools have standard for uniforms?
• BUSINESS: Retirees can head back to school with discounts
• Teacher layoffs raise class size in some schools
• Howell district awards PAL contract to run after-school programs
• Law banishes word hurtful to disabled
• Monmouth University climbs U.S. News & World Report's rankings

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• Editorial: Code khaki
• Editorial: Exit Schundler
• Editorial: Race to blame
• Doblin Op-Ed: Bret Schundler has left the building
• Garrett Op-Ed:  Race to the Top gaffe is a teachable moment
• Doblin Op-Ed:  Christie makes gaffe, Democrats make noise
• Virtual Jersey: On education funds foul-up
• Stile: There are limits to Schundler's diplomacy
• Department of Education veteran Rochelle Hendricks tapped as acting commissioner
• Lawmakers' reactions on Schundler’s firing break along party lines
• Schundler asked to be fired, says he needs unemployment benefits
• Schundler 'heartbroken' over firing as state education commissioner
• Gov. Chris Christie fires N.J. schools chief Bret Schundler
• Video shows N.J. had chance to fix $400M mistake
• NJEA prods Governor Christie to push for job aid
• New school year brings about a new start in Wanaque
• North Jersey schools have staggered start dates this year
• Clifton parents band together to fund stadium, auditorium renovations
• D.A.R.E. HONORS STUDENTS
• Costs put anti-drug program at risk
• Young artists focus on faces
• BOE, boro look at plans to ease school traffic
• KINDERGARTEN HERE WE COME!
• University programs at risk at Ramapo Indian Hills high schools
• Top dictionary may have printed its last
• Low-income students face college aid cut

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• Veteran state official Rochelle Hendricks named acting N.J. education commissioner
• A fired Bret Schundler not going away quietly
• New Jersey teachers' union calls Bret Schundler a scapegoat
• ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ when going back to school
• NJEA: Christie dragging feet on federal aid while teachers wait on unemployment line

Associated Press

• NJ education chief fired after gaffes
• Ousted NJ schools chief struggled with governor
• Government officials: NJ school's commissioner fired after $400 million Race to Top error

Trenton Times

• Column: Answer to Jersey's woes may be in citizens' hands
• Editorial: Incomplete assignment
• Trenton tutors defend selves against audit findings
• WW-P North football coach Casamento enters third season filled with high expectations
• Trenton High School football aiming to be winners after five years of futility
• Unity, togetherness make Hamilton's Steinert High School football solid
• Robbinsville High football team counting on a better season
• TCNJ joins other colleges in declaring a no-hovering zone for anxious parents

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Video disputes Christie in education-grant error
• As the school year begins, many districts in the Philadelphia region remain without teacher contracts

Atlantic City Press

• Schools learning to do without people, programs, supplies lost to budget cuts
• Gov. Christie fires Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, who says he didn’t mislead
• House calls help Galloway charter school teachers build bonds
• A school of their own: Egg Harbor City students can now learn in hometown
• Many lifeguards see classroom as way to keep that job on the beach
• Slain Bridgeton school board member Ronald Bowman remembered as a man who always helped

Burlington Co. Times

• Stadium to get temporary bleachers
• Alumni monument to be unveiled Sept. 10
• Security guards angry at transfers

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Embattled Plainfield schools superintendent seeks dismissal of disciplinary charges
• Monroe schools bolster monitoring of chemicals used in classrooms
• School changes not so positive this fall
• Schundler dismissal raises unemployment questions
• NJ senator Barbara Buono asks fired Ed. Commissioner Schundler for his story
• Editorial: Schundler had to go, and opportunity arises
• Editorial: Christie, teachers need to fix destructive relationship
• Perth Amboy community invited to help celebrate new school year
• New principal named at Middlesex Borough H. S.
• First day of school comes early at Voorhees High School, North Hunterdon

Jersey Journal

• Christie fires Schundler after $400 mil in Fed aid is lost for incomplete grant application
• New dual language school admits first students
• Video: State didn't fix 'Race to the Top' error as governor says

New Jersey Herald

• Schundler's firing followed earlier clash

Gloucester Co. Times

• Schundler fired from education post
• Video: New Jersey Race to the Top' application error never fixed
• Blaming is over, but education funding loss remains for New Jersey
• Editorial: Stop the stealth school balloting
• Athletic fee sees support from parents
• Deptford schools business administrator to step down
• Deptford superintendent closing book on career
• Monroe board of education member steps down
• Fewer programs, teachers await incoming students
• New principal at Whitehall Elementary
• School resource officers return
• Delsea Child Study Team to get a boost
• EIRC selected for new initiative on child care
• Washington Township High School to host review programs to prep for SATs
• Officials mark completed expansion of GCIT
• Tuition program cuts hit students
• Camden County College celebrates an easier drive
• Camden County College offering Academic Forgiveness

Today's Sunbeam

• Loss of $400M in education funds jeopardizing New Jersey goals
• Fewer programs, teachers await incoming students
• Salem County families urged to apply for lunch aid
• TLC program moves to SCVTS
• SCC waives fee for incoming NJ STARS students
• Salem Community College joins ranks of smoke-free colleges

News of Cumberland Co.

• Bookbags and a message for kids returning to school
• Saporito delighted to find check for $25,000 and a letter of congratulations from Sprint
• Clarification (four of seven school districts)
• In loving memory ...Vigil held for Ronald "Blue" Bowman
• Vine St. School bids awarded
• Cumberland Regional district to share child study teams
• State moves on Cumberland Regional solar panels
• Cumberland County brief - Food for children

Daily Journal

• Christie dismisses Bret Schundler as ed chief
• Vineland teen's school project benefits ill co-worker
• Opinion: Charter school move in Vineland is a win-win
• Students make gazebo for Elwyn
• Millville homeroom lists online
• Video sheds light on N.J.'s failure to obtain hefty grant
• Opinion: School funding formula still unfairly favors cities
• Opinion: Single mistake is no reason to deny grant
• Opinion: Spending formulas don’t educate kids
• Opinion: A hearing make sense now

Daily Record

• Hackettstown to implement new parking restrictions near college, high school
• Hackettstown makes crossing guard changes
• Editorial: Superintendents' pay cap upsets the Chathams
• Editorial: Schundler takes the fall
• Editorial: All school colors should include green

Express-Times

• Parents and school officials grapple with busing problems
• Construction may delay Franklin Township School opening to Sept. 27
• Hunterdon County football coaches talk about players, upcoming season
• Readington teachers learning from Merck
• Phillipsburg area residents seeking school district jobs could get boost
• Pedestrian safety issues prompt change in Hackettstown school crossing guard locations
• Warren Hills Regional High School field hockey team looks to repeat magical season

Trentonian

• UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie fires education chief Bret Schundler over Race To The Top mistake
• More and more child athletes getting concussions

Leader Newspapers

• Christie fires commissioner of education
• Blevis transferred to a new school
• Opinion: Back to the old ball and chain
• Wood-Ridge lands four on All-BCSL list

National News

• 20+ area districts hiring or looking for new school superintendents (Boston Globe)
• CMS budget cuts leave chess clubs down and out (Charlotte Observer)
• 19 States Piloting Teacher Pre-licensing Exam  (Education Week)
• States Inch Ahead on Reporting Graduation Data (Education Week)
• Teachers blast L.A. Times for releasing effectiveness rankings (Los Angeles Times)
• Sacramento teacher inspires math turnaround at Grant High (Sacramento Bee)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/26/10

Star-Ledger

• A.M. Top News: Education Secretary Arne Duncan urges public school districts to share data and assess teachers
• Bob Braun: If N.J. had stronger Race to the Top application, clerical error wouldn't have mattered
• U.S. education officials will not consider N.J.'s new plea for Race to the Top funds
• Hawaii submitted error in first-round of Race to the Top application
• Draft of 'Race to the Top' application agreed upon by NJEA, Schundler had correct budget information
• N.J. Assembly speaker orders hearing on 'Race to the Top' application error
• Gov. Christie blames Washington bureaucracy for state's failed 'Race to the Top' application
• N.J. 'Race to the Top' application wrong-year error is revealed in federal documents
• Former Teaneck interim superintendent acknowledges plagiarizing speech
• Editorial: Own up, Governor: Race to the Top error was New Jersey's, not Obama's
• Opinion: Head of the class
• Jersey City schools superintendent's contract will not be voted on tomorrow, officials say

NJSpotlight.com

• Behind Race to the Top Furor, Five Nameless Judges

NJN News

• Race to the Top’ Dollars Denied
• Governor Christie on Federal “Race to the Top” Funding

NJ 101.5

• Some NJ School Districts Considering a 4-Day Week to Save Money
• Big Changes in Jersey School District Busing
• Christie Takes Blame for Grant Mistake, But Blames Others Too
• The End of Summer Parents' Task- Getting Kids Back to Bed

Asbury Park Press

• Schoolgirls allegedly bugged staff room to spy on teachers
• State Assembly to investigate grant application error
• N.J. Race to the Top Application with review panel comments
• Error on application may have cost NJ $400M federal grant

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• For some, school begins at home
• Meet Pierrepont's new principal Carrion
• First permanent director of curriculum in two years ...
• New enrichment teacher enjoys challenge of the job
• New year, new superintendent
• ‘Bully’ bill in the works
• N.J. Gov. Christie signs law enabling more vets to get high school ...
• Christie: NJ might not make next pension payment
• School strip search being investigated
• N.J. Gov. Chris Christie admits clerical ...
• Opinion: Christie trying to have it both ways
• Document shows N.J. Race to the Top application changed after agreement ...
• Listen to audio of the press conference provided by the Governor's Office.

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• Christie, in part, blames Washington bureaucrats for loss of $400 million in federal education aid
• Schundler writes feds asking for $75M in Race to the Top school aid for New Jersey
• Poll finds state aid for public schools and colleges a priority for New Jersey parents
• Mistake cost N.J. $400 million in education funding
• Oliver wants to know how Christie administration made $400M mistake in Race to the Top application

Trenton Times

• Activist joins city school board
• Crowded schools generate talk in Robbinsville

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Christie: Clerical error on application cost NJ education millions
• Audit notes school losses
• Opinion: School district has a right to be revved over latest progress stats

New York Times

• A School Fight Over Chocolate Milk
• Louisiana- $1.8. Billion for Schools Lost to Katrina

Courier Post

• Error cited in loss of education funding
• High school students finish EMT course

Atlantic City Press

• NJ school chief admits he plagiarized
• New Jersey admits error on federal school funding application, asks for leftover aid

Burlington Co. Times

• Programs returning to Mt. Laurel schools
• Making Visions Possible gets makeover

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• School supply donations will aid needy Somerset Co. students
• Clinton administration official to speak at Watchung Hills Regional H. S.
• NJ assembly to review Race for the Top application error
• Mistake might have cost NJ federal education grant
• NJ school chief admits he plagiarized
• Somerset County Commission on Women donates school supplies to food bank
• Union County hands out art, history, education grants

Jersey Journal

• Jersey City Board of Education can't vote on superintendent contract until state signs-off
• Mustard Seed School kids will sing with Peter Yarrow on PBS
• NJEA- Draft 'Race to the Top' application didn't have error
• Letter: Get politicos out of schools

New Jersey Herald

• Oops! Error might have cost N.J. an education grant

Gloucester Co. Times

• Fewer newcomers to teaching in Washington Township, but all thankful
• Fingers point on botched N.J. on Race to the Top' bid
• Program eases the shift for new Monroe teachers
• Editorial: Tough, but fair, BOE questions

Today's Sunbeam

• Pennsville Township School District officials look to set out goals for 2010-2011

Daily Record

• Army ending its GED program for aspiring soldiers
• Gov. Christie criticizes Obama, NJEA response to 'Race to the Top' error
• Chatham school board vetoes cap on superintendent salaries

National

• "Race to the Top" judges perplexed by local control, O'Brien says (Denver Post)
• Loss dredges up pain over contentious fight for reform  (Denver Post)
• Teachers union chief visits Denver school led by teachers (Denver Post)
• New coalition to call for simpler teachers contract (Boston Globe)
• Mass. offers schools some help to combat bullying (Boston Globe)
• Duncan- Schools should disclose more on teachers (Boston Globe)
• Florida one of 10 winners for Race to the Top grant  (Orlando Sentinel)
• Once called vo-tech schools, today's tech centers stress that they're not for underachievers (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
• Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg for sale for $2.1 million (Patriot News)
• Modular classroom for Halifax delayed by transportation problems (Patriot News)
• County students outperform state on exit exams (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• D.C., Md. win $325 million in education grants (Washington Post)
• Why the National Writing Project should be saved (Washington Post)
• Duncan praises R.I.'s winning 'Race to Top' application (Providence Journal)
• Neshaminy board to review new offer (Bucks County Courier Times)
• Parents defend soccer coach (Bucks County Courier Times)

 

DAILY CLIPS, 8/25/10

Star-Ledger

• N.J. will not get federal Race to the Top education funding
• Error on 'Race to the Top' application costs N.J. $400M in federal funds
• Editorial: The $400 million error: Did incompetence kill New Jersey's chances in the Race to the Top?
• Roselle chooses parent volunteer to fill school board seat
• Column: Blaming the victim on the bus issue in the 'burbs
• Bloomfield's Foley Field closed for another football season
• As new school year approaches, Hackettstown High makes changes to counter state aid cuts
• Thousands in Elizabeth get back to school book bags
• Column: College student loans
• Controversial Seton Hall gay marriage course will go on as scheduled

NJSpotlight.com

• New Jersey Finishes Just Out of the Money in Race to the Top
• Opinion: Time to Retire the Worst Tax of All

Asbury Park Press

• Column: No grant. No Sweat. Get reforms moving
• Local districts disappointed N.J. is not getting funding
• Opinion: Christie: Act now to change funding formula
• Holmdel school board meets tonight
• Freehold students living less than half-mile from high schools will not receive busing

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• N.J. loses bid for federal Race to the Top money
• Wyckoff's new interim superintendent trains eye on 'full picture'
• Judge: Suspended principal did not know about grade-fixing, should get job back
• Former Teaneck school chief admits plagiarizing speech to grads
• SWAT ‘class’ at Lazar

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• Christie to forge ahead on controversial education reforms
• N.J. shut out of Race to the Top education competition

Trenton Times

• Schools funding bypasses Jersey
• Eden Autism Services plans expansion at Forrestal Village
• Nottingham football has skill, but can it play defense?
• Prestigious girls school gets new top leadership
• Editorial: Get the word out

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Pa. and N.J. fall short in bids for Race to the Top education funds

New York Times

• Eastern States Dominate in Winning School Grants
• New York Wins Nearly $700 Million for Education
• Even at Commuter Schools, Dorm Life Beckons
• Racial Patterns Are Found in Recent School Budget Elections
• At West Point, Hidden Gay Cadets Put in Spotlight

Courier Post

• N.J. won't get education funds
• Perspective: Christie administration can get state school funding formula changed
• Deptford tables move to trim aides' days off
• Student fees approved in Cherry Hill
• Cherry Hill school board votes on teachers' pact

Atlantic City Press

• Application error costs New Jersey $400 million in federal education grants
• Poll finds 78 percent of parents want New Jersey to spend more on education
• NJ- Education reform won’t die without grant
• Students get a sneak peek at Egg Harbor City's new Cedar Creek High School
• Mainland Regional delays first day of school as renovation continues
• Bridgeton Board of Education member's hands bound when police found body; autopsy inconclusive
• Richard Stockton College's new Geo Dome offers students a different view of things

Burlington Co. Times

• NJ shut out in 'Race to the Top' funding
• Members vote no confidence to school board president
• Willingboro reappoints interim schools chief
• A feeling of electricity

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• UPDATE: NJ misses Race to the Top funds by three points
• Edison schools rehire 158 laid-off paraprofessionals
• South Brunswick marching band camp prepares students for competitions

Jersey Journal

• Error on 'Race to the Top' application costs NJ $400M
• Bayonne's School 14 to be renamed for Medal of Honor winner
• 11 on the horizon, Hudson County Community College is announcing a new certificate program in homeland security. An information session to inform potential students about the Gateway

New Jersey Herald

• State loses schools grant

Gloucester Co. Times

• New Jersey education bid gets 'E' for error
• Washington Township school district to look at fee system for courtesy busing
• Franklin school contract deal is reached
• Holidays, hiring hot Deptford BOE topics
• Secretary named in Washington Township
• Freshmen Connection keeps Rowan students busy

Today's Sunbeam

• New Jersey misses school grant

News of Cumberland Co.

• Application error costs state $400M
• Crown Chicken in Bridgeton working with Nakia Collins to help out local students

Daily Journal

• State won't get $400M federal education grant
• Moving day at Vineland Public Charter School

Daily Record

• Error on 'Race to the Top' grant application may have cost NJ $400M
• NJ misses Race to the Top funds by three points

Express-Times

• As new school year approaches, Hackettstown High makes changes to counter state aid cuts
• Poor planning, sloppy recordkeeping practices blamed for Phillipsburg School District shortfall

Trentonian

• NJ- Education reform won't die without grant
• Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell disappointed by federal grant rejection

Princeton Packet Newspapers

• More delays seen for Chesterfield school construction
• A journey for knowledge
• HILLSBOROUGH: School fees nixed — at least for now
• HOPEWELL VALLEY: New principal hired for Hopewell school
• HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board president’s appointment is denounced
• MONROE: District wants to put K students all in one school
• MONROE: Remove 'community' from new school name
• ROBBINSVILLE: Next referendum for school district- December 2012?
• ROBBINSVILLE: Sunny idea reviewed for free roof repairs
• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School officials wary of emergency funding
• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Hindu-Muslim holidays in school calendar

National News

• Valley school districts find creative ways to boost enrollment (Arizona Republic)
• Baltimore charter schools record small edge over public schools in tests (Baltimore Sun)
• Mass. offers schools some help to combat bullying (Boston Globe)
• Chicago Teacher's Union- 'Education on the cheap' (Chicago Sun-Times)
• Fewer Americans Back Obama’s Education Programs (Education Week)
• U.S. schools chief to push disclosure of education data (Los Angeles Times)
• Nutritious school meals feed the fight against obesity (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Student brains need their sleep (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Teach for America growing in size, influence (School Board News)
• St. Charles moving forward with plan to put sixth-graders at middle schools (Times-Picayune)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/24/10

Star-Ledger

• N.J. expects to hear on federal Race to the Top application
• Gov. Chris Christie expands veterans diploma program
• Editorial: Jersey City school board punts on superintendent search
• Great Meadows Regional School District board selects interim principal for Liberty School after administrator resigns
• Judge dismisses neighbors' suit against Union Catholic high school project
• Bookbags to be distributed for Elizabeth school children

NJSpotlight.com

• Christie Pay Caps Bedevil Back-to-School Hires
• Fine Print: Diploma Rate for New Jersey’s Black Males

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• School districts divided over state funding offer
• NJ expects word today on 'Race to the Top' education grant; up to $400 million at stake
• Roofs leak at Ridgewood schools following rainstorm
• Land deal nets West Milford open space and a bonus- artificial turf at HS field

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Rendell defends salaries of Ackerman, Greene
• Lower Merion webcam plaintiff's attorney again demands payment
• Upper Darby students pick up donated supplies

New York Times

• Drive to Overhaul Low-Performing Schools Delayed
• Scholars Test Web Alternative to Peer Review

Courier Post

• N.J. educators await word on big federal grant
• Deptford school board looks at costs in administration
• School-bus aide admits sexual assault
• Operation Backpack a success
• School board member's death in Bridgeton ruled homicide

Atlantic City Press

• Editorial:  PAC, pay to play / Unintended results
• Cumberland County prosecutor investigating Bridgeton school board member's death as a homicide
• Ocean Community College gets support services grant

Burlington Co. Times

• Medford installing solar panels at schools
• Hainesport school changing times for bus pickup

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Editorial: State should move warily on tenure initiatives
• UPDATE: Embattled East Brunswick charter school gains key support
• Branchburg Township Committee, parents will fund courtesy busing

Jersey Journal

• Gov awaiting news today about Race to Top money
• Back-to-School Project gets boost with new donations

New Jersey Herald

• Franklin debates fate of Edison school

Gloucester Co. Times

• Voters to weigh in on Kingsway Regional School District expansions

Today's Sunbeam

• School chiefs across the state brace for future

News of Cumberland Co.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland and Salem counties host education session
• Bowman's killer sought in Bridgeton
• Ron Blue Bowman remembered

Daily Journal

• Police seek Bridgeton school official's killer
• Vineland preps teachers for school year

Daily Record

• Editorial: Retiring teachers find Christie easy to blame

Express-Times

• Franklin Township Fire Marshal orders school evacuated, ending school board meeting
• Hackettstown police remind public of parking regulations around Centenary College, high school
• Great Meadows Regional School District board selects interim principal for Liberty School after administrator resigns
• Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center to dismiss preschoolers 45 minutes earlier
• Belvidere cheerleader selected to perform in world famous London New Year's Day Parade
• Five Questions- Alex McQuade talks about NJ State Police youth week experience, future plans

Trentonian

• Tree & live wires crash down on school bus in Ewing; occupants survive (VIDEO)

National News

• Do Turnarounds Work? (American School Board Journal)
• Austin school board OKs budget (Austin-American Statesman)
• Baltimore charter schools record small edge over public schools in tests (Baltimore Sun)
• Board waits to hear from teachers (Bucks Co. Courier-Times)
• The ABCs of your schools- District turns over reins to new superintendent (Bucks Co. Courier-Times)
• Status quo for teachers as negotiations continue (Bucks Co. Courier-Times)
• Students seek last-minute vaccinations in Dallas County (Dallas Morning News)
• DPS to mail kids homework packets due first day of class (Detroit News)
• L.A. Unified's cold shoulder to charter schools (Los Angeles Times)
• Moon Area school board mulls new class offerings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• More students need a laptop computer for the classroom (USA Today)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/20 - 8/23/10

Star-Ledger

• Editorial: Truth in pensions: Just how big a hole are we in?
• Column: Suggesting a Disclosure Statement
• Column: Wall Street's worried, so why is Christie planning to borrow more money without voter approval-
• Gov. Christie's attitude toward N.J. education bewilders, hurts his former teachers
• Interim superintendents manage budget crises in brief tenures at N.J. schools
• First day of school varies for N.J. students due to calendar conflicts
• Nutley schools adopt cell phone policy after parents complain about principal's phone use
• Lawsuit possible in dispute between Bethlehem Twp. board of education and member who resigned
• Woman who resigned from Bethlehem Twp. school board wants seat back
• Hebrew charter school in East Brunswick fights to open its doors
• Frenchtown school's chief leaving for Kingwood Twp. post
• Woodbridge schools save courtesy busing for grade schools
• Randolph selects new principal for elementary school
• N.J. parents face high costs, chauffeuring children to schools as budgets cut 'courtesy' busing
• Spirited debate over Warren Hills Regional School District's new $5.5 million all-purpose stadium
• Secaucus brothers frequent the red carpet, join growing trend of child journalists
• Preservationists hope to save fireplace from Cranford school set for demolition
• Learning through experience translates into college credit at some N.J. schools
• Nine years later, Montclair State neighbors complain about parking lot intended to be temporary

NJSpotlight.com

• Opinion: Scholarship Act Puts Strange Spin on ‘Opportunity’

Asbury Park Press

• Former school board member back on job in Long Branch
• Middletown urges N.J. to change school funding
• Berkeley to ensure schools got all possible discounts from food service provider Sodexo
• Column: Dumb idea from Voss and Caputo

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• The Record/Herald News Editorial: More school/Increasing class time
• Opinion: Home, sweet home rule
• Removing a teacher accused of abuse
• New efforts to evaluate teachers
• How tenure came to be, and how it works now
• Calls mount for a N.J. tenure system based on teacher skills
• New teachers face tough job market
• Start of year for Passaic High School is Sept. 2
• Ridgewood superintendent discusses state of the district
• Bill to reinstate tenure for school superintendents likely to face opposition
• Appellate court says regulations capping administrators' post employment benefits constitutional
• Assistance bill will save 3,900 state teaching jobs
• School officials hoping to get dispersed funds for teachers
• Van Slooten of NV Demarest named Bergen County Teacher of the Year
• Checkups jump start children for September
• Test removes doubt about athletes at risk
• Young artists' contest is being held
• Haworth students can use library
• Students participate in summer learning
• Through song and dance, anti-bullying message promoted
• Board of ed implements new gifted and talented program
• After school program to remain in district
• Local group calls for 'comprehensive plan' for addressing school safety
• Land deal nets West Milford open space and a bonus: artificial turf at HS field
• Saddle River School Board sponsors Child Find program
• District offers disabled kids vital lessons in safety
• Fort Lee preschool will accept 3-year-olds
• Officials say new pre-school program will benefit in the end
• New Educational Learning Center site keeps parents in the loop
• Academies' teacher participates in prestigious program
• Nursery school offering classes
• CHS Mustang Band camp opens Aug. 23
• School will start on Sept. 2
• Wayne Public Schools open Sept. 7 for students
• Belleville High School homeroom assignments
• Belleville Middle School homeroom assignments
• Registration taken at township schools
• Community School accepting registrations
• Banks recipient of National Aspirations in Computing Award
• L.A. ready to unveil‘ Taj Mahal’ school

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

• N.J. school superintendent bumping rights, tenure being addressed in Trenton

Associated Press

• NJ continues efforts to rein in mandates
• Charter schools face fights in well-off NJ suburbs

Trenton Times

• Trenton schools wrestle with capacity problems
• Auditors find that Trenton school district officials deliberately kept inaccurate records
• Trenton teachers union files complaint about retirees' unpaid sick time
• Lawrence High football focuses on defense, continuing winning tradition
• The point of emphasis for Hopewell Valley football is scoring more points
• New offense, enthusiasm for Hightstown football
• Hamilton football paying attention to finer facets
• Guest Column: Put higher education first, then watch America prosper

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Suburban schools fighting charters
• Philadelphia schools chief took advance pay for vacation days
• Philadelphia schools celebrate successful scores
• Judge denies new look at Lower Merion redistricting
• More than half of Philadelphia public schools reach achievement bar
• Moore College program trains art teachers for special-needs students

New York Times

• The Littlest Redshirts Sit Out Kindergarten
• As Private Tutoring Booms, Parents Look at the Returns
• Students, Welcome to College; Parents, Go Home
• Western Schools Sprout in South Korea
• Man of Many Fields and a Singular Mission
• University Head’s Housing Raises Ire
• Roommates Who Click

Courier Post

• Editorial: Pay hikes ebb, but not enough
• Editorial: N.J. removes offensive word from statutes
• Editorial: Cherry Hill should post teacher pact
• Cherry Hill to vote on pact for teachers
• Legalities ensnare new charter schools
• GCIT changes to help students, families
• Burlington Co. school to construct replica of old facility

Atlantic City Press

• The public pays for them, but few see benefits of free tutors
• Bridgeton school board member, community leader Ronald Bowman found slain
• Former Egg Harbor City school official wants to open charter school in city
• State fact-finder recommends smaller raises for Mullica Township teachers
• Vineland school bus inspections shows there were four drivers with suspended licenses
• Bridgeton student wins lawsuit over right to participate in anti-abortion day of silence
• Southern Regional to pay tribute to its football pioneers
• Few tools used from Gov. Christie’s budget kit; only one — a cap on tax increases — has been enacted
• Editorial:  Payouts for unused sick time / Just end it

Burlington Co. Times

• Staging his support of banned book
• Hainesport School construction is right on target
• Notebooks? Check. Pencils? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check.
• Hainesport offering before, after school care
• Buy the book: A primer

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• More NJ vets in line for high school diplomas
• Months after warning of fiscal doomsday, Woodbridge school board finds the funds
• Warren educators honored, gain career-development aid
• South Plainfield educators fail to agree on interim high school principal with school around the corner
• Editorial: Public education has stake in success of religious schools

Jersey Journal

• Former assistant superintendent accused of angling for Epps' post
• Teachers from Hudson, Bergen trudge through watershed, gaining hands-on experience in science
• 'I can't play with the people I love," says softball player as she transfers from High Tech High School to Hoboken, because of transportation issues
• Charter schools face fights in suburbs

New Jersey Herald

• Charter schools face fights in suburbs

Gloucester Co. Times

• His former teachers wonder: What happened to Christie?
• Textbook rental a student-saver
• Third annual Kids Cafe Day a success in Paulsboro
• South Harrison to talk solar
• Project created by Thorofare resident helps kids prepare for school
• Washington Township school band, boosters visit bus yard

Today's Sunbeam

• Christie's former teachers examine vendetta

News of Cumberland Co.

• Bridgeton leader Ronald Blue Bowman found dead in his apartment
• Ex-Bridgeton High School guidance counselor sues board of education
• Saporito updates Maurice River Township School Board on requirements

Daily Journal

• Vineland schools see savings in sunshine
• BRIDGETON: School board member killed
• Vineland seeks to fix school rental fee
• Learning pays off in Millville
• Opinion: State comptroller: Tax abatements burden property taxpayers, schools
• State faults Vineland School District buses, drivers
• New orientation targets Vineland school principals
• VINELAND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HEADS TO CAMP
• Vineland Public Charter School OK'd for move to new facility
• Bids are in to lay new Vineland High School track

Daily Record

• Pension fears spur teacher retirements

Express-Times

• Lawsuit possible in dispute between Bethlehem Twp. board of education and member who resigned
• Woman who resigned from Bethlehem Twp. school board wants seat back
• Frenchtown school's chief leaving for Kingwood Twp. post
• Spirited debate over Warren Hills Regional School District's new $5.5 million all-purpose stadium
• Phillipsburg School District will require families to re-register to prove residency
• Phillipsburg High School marching band's routine is coming together

Trentonian

• Rookie state senator: Trenton School District doesn't have control of taxpayer-funded finances
• Counties pull students from deadly Bucks daycare
• Charter schools face fights in well-off NJ suburbs

National News

• School year begins for Arundel students (Baltimore Sun)
• Students urge more cultural training for Boston teachers (Boston Globe)
• Welcome to a new school bus world (Charlotte Observer)
• More resources and support help metro homeschoolers go mainstream (Detroit Free Press)
• Teachers' union agrees to $500 bonuses, gives up on raises (Palm Beach Post)
• School year starts with bigger classes, reduced resources  (Sacramento Bee)
• St. John schools may tweak uniform policy (Times-Picayune)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/19/2010

Star-Ledger

• Toms River high school music teacher is charged with selling school's instruments
• Tax breaks for businesses in N.J. towns hurt taxpayers, report says
• N.J. lawmakers to hold hearing on proposal to divide Teterboro
• Mystery of marble columns found near Morris Township school is solved

Asbury Park Press

• Campaign spending by interest groups in NJ hits record $35M
• Toms River music teacher charged with selling school instruments is suspended with pay
• State comptroller criticizes municipal use of tax abatements
• Editorial: Pay hikes ebb, but not enough

Record/North Jersey Herald

• Legislators present case for breaking up Teterboro at forum
• Comment: Stile: N.J. politics is awash in special-interest cash
• Former teachers’ aide charged after alleged outburst during Hackensack school ...
• Poll: Majority of voters approve of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's job so far

New York Times

• Opinion: Parents Need to Know
• School’s In
• Georgia: Governor Wants Inquiry Into Cheating

NJSpotlight.com

• Summer Reading Series: School Choice

Wall Street Journal

• Wealthy Seek Special-Ed Cash
• Scores Stagnate at High Schools

The Philadelphia Inquirer

• School commission is back in session
• N.J. report questions municipal tax-abatement deals
• PACs spent record on N.J. election

Atlantic City Press

• Stafford Township School District to receive nearly $150,000 in federal funds

Courier Post

• Audubon may hire interim school official
• PACs spent 38 percent more, panel says

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Restoration of courtesy busing a wise choice in Woodbridge
• Water company replaces main, repaves lots at Woodbridge High School
• Fire-damaged East Brunswick school demolished for new facility

Burlington County Times

• $20,000 donated to Medford Lakes school district

Daily Record

• Netcong public schools' preschool will begin charging tuition
• NJ music teacher charged with selling school instruments is suspended with pay

The Jersey Journal

• State report says tax abatements...

Princeton Packet

• More delays seen for Chesterfield school construction
• PRINCETON: Officials view talk of flat state aid with caution
• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School officials wary of emergency funding

Gloucester County Times

• Report: New Jersey towns' tax abatements need more oversight

National News

• South Carolina falls short of requirements for federal education funds (Miami Herald)
• Public education is failing black and Latino males (Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee)
• Groff picked to head national charter group (Denver Post)
• As classes start, DPS middle schools get positive marks (Denver Post)
• Unions' Tactics Diverge in Engaging Obama Agenda (Education News)
• Union leader says parents should know teachers' ratings (Education News)
• California could use federal school funding to help close budget gap (Education News)
• Survey notes inequities in some Pittsburgh public schools (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
• California students improve, but gap remains (San Francisco Chronicle)
• California students get tracking devices (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Congress to Investigate School Turnaround Companies (Education Week)
• News comments- Sports should be privatized and separated from high schools (Patriot News)
• Walking routes to East Pennsboro Middle School deemed unsafe for students (Patriot News)
• Harrisburg school officials outline plans for lagging vo-tech students (Patriot News)
• Teachers, board negotiate in private (Bucks County Courier Times)
• District seeks teacher pay freeze (Bucks County Courier Times)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/18/2010

Star-Ledger

• N.J. labor unions dominate spending by special interest groups, report says
• Comptroller report: municipalities gave tax breaks to developers in an unregulated system

Asbury Park Press

• One in five teens has slight hearing loss, study finds
• Editorial: Untie hands of managers
• Commentary: Teachers unions ignore lessons of L.A. study
• Column: Study shows good teachers often go unrecognized

Record/North Jersey Herald

• Lodi High School students will wear uniforms this fall

New York Times

• Given Money for Rehiring, Schools Wait and See
• As Parents Protest, Chancellor and Panel Leave

The Philadelphia Inquirer

• Lower Merion debuts $100M school in Ardmore
• Audubon assistant principal, facing weapons charges, suspended from job
• Former Willingboro school worker sentenced for child porn
• Mt. Laurel girl overcomes Gaucher disease to excel as cheerleader
• Editorial: Stop playing eye spy

Atlantic City Press

• Stockton investigates online posting of video in which student is harassed
• Absegami High School denies coach called baseball player, 16, homosexual slurs
• Students at Egg Harbor Township High School are getting another year of life lessons in construction delays

KYW News Radio

• No Federal Charges in Lower Merion “Spycams” Case
• NJ Administrator Suspended After Gun Incident at Home

Courier Post

• Hearing loss hits 1 in 5 U.S. teens
• Ex-school custodian in N.J. sentenced on child porn

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• Edison begins search for new schools superintendent

Burlington County Times

• Man sentenced for child pornography possession
• Willingboro school board seeks accountability

Daily Record

• Back to school 2010- 648 less teachers in Morris; some jobs saved
• Chatham recognizes former athletes with '100 Percent Club'

The Jersey Journal

• State Sen. Sandra Cunningham is on board with changing the way charter schools are authorized
• Back-to-school project for Jersey City kids still needs sponsor to donate 3,000 calculators

News of Cumberland County

• Cumberland County Technical Education Center graduates 55 nurses

Independent Press

• Clinton administration official to speak on sustainability at Watchung high school

Warren Reporter

• Warren Hills Regional School District to celebrate opening of $5.5 million all-purpose stadium

National News

• The problem with abolishing the 'D' (Washington Post)
• The best kind of teacher evaluation (Washington Post)
• Study- NJ and Newark lead nation in black male graduation rates (Washington Post)
• School shopping no spree in slow economy (Washington Times)
• US education stocks set investors test (Reuters)
• Commentary: Teachers and Their Unions (EducationNews.org)
• Moody's Reviews Washington Post For Downgrade On Education Reform (Wall Street Journal)
• Schools to test merit pay (KLS.com Utah)
• State board votes to close troubled charter school (Education Week)
• School dropout study urges early intervention (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington)
• Sleepy kids doing worse in school (US News)
• Gearing up to teach kids about elections (Bucks County Courier Times)
• Editorial: Strike Free Education - A better way (Bucks County Courier Times)

DAILY CLIPS, 8/17/2010

Star-Ledger

• N.J. education chief supports multiple institutions having oversight of charter schools
• N.J. education chief seeks longer, more frequent school days
• N.J. bill places cap, restrictions on retirement payouts for current public employees
• N.J. Senate committee to consider bill to expand charter school system
• Editorial: Signs of salary sanity in recent New Jersey teacher, police contracts
• Editorial: New federal money for New Jersey schools- It's only temporary relief, but we'll take it
• Editorial: To solve New Jersey's pension crisis, workers and taxpayers both will have to give

NJ 101.5 

• State Senate Panel Discusses Charter Schools Legislation
• NJ's Pension and Benefits System....Changing the Game

KYW News Radio 

• Gov. Rendell, Senate GOP Disagree on Education Funding

Asbury Park Press

• Youngest pupils in kindergarten labeled as ADHD
• For Class of 2014, e-mail's too slow and wristwatches unnecessary

Record/North Jersey Herald News

• Editorial: Herald News: Lower raises a sign of the times
• Senate committee considers bill that would change rules for charter ...
• N.J. education commissioner says more ...
• Passaic looks to fill vacant administrative posts
• Schundler wants to use school funding formula to distribute expected $268M

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Philadelphia School District communications boss quits after 2 weeks
• Lower Merion adopts new policies on laptop tracking

 Courier Post

• N.J. teacher raises average 2 percent
• Youngest in class get ADHD label
• Suit accuses schools of racial discrimination

Courier News/Home News Tribune

• First-year students in Perth Amboy get introduced to high school
• Plainfield Board of Ed OKs move for Barack Obama Academy

Burlington County Times

• 23 graduate during Trooper Youth Week
• Bonfire probed in play area

Daily Record

• Editorial: Good news on school cost

National News

• Colorado school districts a study in reform (Denver Post)
• Class size is No. 1 issue as Seminole, Volusia go back to school (Orlando Sentinel)
• Pittsburgh schools just miss federal progress standard (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
• Mt. Lebanon adds test to graduation requirements (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
• Budget gaffe could mean big cut to special needs students (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• R.I. receives $2.3 million grant to expand charter schools (Providence Journal)