New Jersey Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/new-jersey/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 05:48:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png New Jersey Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/new-jersey/ 32 32 12773863 Public Workers: Working Hard, Paying More, Getting Less, Being Blamed. Solution? https://ezkool.com/2016/02/public-workers-working-hard-paying-more-getting-less-being-blamed-solution/ Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:44:12 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=62482 Governor Christie wasn’t back in New Jersey for two days before his administration and its apologists went back on the attack on public worker pensions and health benefits. The man who promised that he wouldn’t touch pensions in his gubernatorial run in 2009, and who staked his presidential ambitions on a bipartisan pension and benefits […]

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]]> 62482 Chris Christie – No Refugees in New Jersey, Especially “Orphans under 5 years old” https://ezkool.com/2015/11/chris-christie-no-refugees-in-new-jersey-especially-orphans-under-5-years-old/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:53:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=61116 Tough-talking Chris Christie showed his breaking point Monday when he interviewed by phone with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, and expressed his concern for Syrian refugees coming to his state. And as far as Christie goes, he’s not having any of these people in New Jersey, not even “orphans under 5!” “I do not trust this […]

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]]> 61116 Poll: Chris Christie’s Approval Hits New Low in New Jersey https://ezkool.com/2015/04/poll-chris-christies-approval-hits-new-low-in-new-jersey/ https://ezkool.com/2015/04/poll-chris-christies-approval-hits-new-low-in-new-jersey/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:08:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58691 How low will he go? I don’t know, but according to these new poll results in New Jersey, Republican Governor Chris Christie just hit an all time low in the state he governs. New Jersey voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing by 56 percent to 38 percent, his lowest-ever approval rating, according to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/04/poll-chris-christies-approval-hits-new-low-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 58691 NJ Senator Bob Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges https://ezkool.com/2015/04/nj-senator-bob-menendez-indicted-on-corruption-charges/ https://ezkool.com/2015/04/nj-senator-bob-menendez-indicted-on-corruption-charges/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:05:24 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58503 In a statement released on Wednesday, the Justice Department investigating New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, said, “Robert Menendez, a U.S. senator, and Dr. Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, were indicted today in connection with a bribery scheme in which Menendez allegedly accepted gifts from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/04/nj-senator-bob-menendez-indicted-on-corruption-charges/feed/ 0 58503 Pearson Jumps the Shark on PARCC https://ezkool.com/2015/03/pearson-jumps-the-shark-on-parcc/ https://ezkool.com/2015/03/pearson-jumps-the-shark-on-parcc/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2015 22:11:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58305 We are truly in deep PARCC mode now. Perhaps the April/May test administration should include readings from the Pentagon Papers. Pearson Education, the company that produces the PARCC tests, and is reportedly being paid over $22 million dollars in New Jersey alone, is monitoring social media to check for security breaches and other untoward activity.  […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/03/pearson-jumps-the-shark-on-parcc/feed/ 0 58305 Chris Christie’s Approval Ratings Sink to All Time Low https://ezkool.com/2015/02/chris-christies-approval-ratings-sink-to-all-time-low/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/chris-christies-approval-ratings-sink-to-all-time-low/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:20:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57962 He’s running around the country gearing up for a 2016 presidential run, but back in the state of New Jersey, the state he actually governs, Chris Christie’s approval ratings just hit a new low. In a Rutgers University-Eagleton poll released on Friday, 53 percent of New Jersey voters view Christie unfavorably and just 37 percent […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/chris-christies-approval-ratings-sink-to-all-time-low/feed/ 0 57962 PARCC Storm II: Sunshine Peeks Through https://ezkool.com/2015/02/parcc-storm-ii-sunshine-peeks-through/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/parcc-storm-ii-sunshine-peeks-through/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:11:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57729 Another week, and more snow is expected in the northeast. There’s more over the PARCC testing storm as well, but this time, there is a ray of sane sunshine. Here in New Jersey, State Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D-Middlesex), chairman of the Assembly’s education committee, has introduced a bill that would detail a procedure for […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/parcc-storm-ii-sunshine-peeks-through/feed/ 0 57729 Poll – Jersey Voters Admit – Chris Christie Has Done Little to Nothing for New Jersey https://ezkool.com/2015/01/poll-jersey-voters-admit-chris-christie-has-done-little-to-nothing-for-new-jersey/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/poll-jersey-voters-admit-chris-christie-has-done-little-to-nothing-for-new-jersey/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:03:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57413 This is for my one and only Republican friend who swears that Chris Christie is the best thing to happen in New Jersey since sliced bread. Jersey voters beg to differ. Three-quarters of New Jersey residents believe Gov. Chris Christie has made minor or no real accomplishments to the state since first taking office, according […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/poll-jersey-voters-admit-chris-christie-has-done-little-to-nothing-for-new-jersey/feed/ 0 57413 Poll: New Jersey Voters say No to a Chris Christie Presidency https://ezkool.com/2014/12/poll-new-jersey-voters-say-no-to-a-chris-christie-presidency/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/poll-new-jersey-voters-say-no-to-a-chris-christie-presidency/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:14:58 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56637 The people who knows Chris Christie best don’t want him to be president. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found that 53% of New Jersey voters said Christie would not make a good President. And Democrat Hillary Clinton would trounce Christie 50%-39% in the Garden State if they faced each other in the 2016 election. “Even […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/poll-new-jersey-voters-say-no-to-a-chris-christie-presidency/feed/ 0 56637 Thirty Years an Educator https://ezkool.com/2014/11/thirty-years-educator/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/thirty-years-educator/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:20:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56288 Thirty years ago today, I walked into York Preparatory School on New York’s Upper East Side for my first day as a high school history teacher. I had no formal training as a teacher except for my degree in History from Syracuse University. I had been working in advertising for a Madison Avenue firm that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/thirty-years-educator/feed/ 0 56288 Chris Christie – “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate” https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-i-would-rather-die-than-be-in-the-united-states-senate/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-i-would-rather-die-than-be-in-the-united-states-senate/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:01:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55612 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made some rather interesting comments over the weekend. Speaking to the NAACP in New Jersey, Christy said that being senator is nowhere in his future, that he would rather die than serving in that position. “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. Okay? I would be […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-i-would-rather-die-than-be-in-the-united-states-senate/feed/ 0 55612 Chris Christie Gets His Lowest Job Approval from NJ Voters https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-gets-his-lowest-job-approval-from-nj-voters/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-gets-his-lowest-job-approval-from-nj-voters/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:18:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55344 He wants to lead the country, when he cannot even lead New Jersey. New Jersey voters give Gov. Christie one of his lowest job approval ratings ever, as 46 percent approve and 45 percent disapprove, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today. This compares to a 49 – 47 percent job approval in an […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/chris-christie-gets-his-lowest-job-approval-from-nj-voters/feed/ 0 55344 New Jersey – 8 Credit Downgrades Under Christie’s “Leadership” https://ezkool.com/2014/09/new-jersey-8-credit-downgrades-under-christies-leadership-2/ https://ezkool.com/2014/09/new-jersey-8-credit-downgrades-under-christies-leadership-2/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:03:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54692 And he wants to do the same thing for the nation! New Jersey had its credit rating cut one step by Standard & Poor’s, handing Chris Christie his eighth downgrade, the most ever for a Garden State governor. The reduction to A, the sixth-highest level, with a stable outlook follows a Sept. 5 downgrade by […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/09/new-jersey-8-credit-downgrades-under-christies-leadership-2/feed/ 0 54692 Pension Outrage https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pension-outrage/ https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pension-outrage/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:54:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54211 Last year, my personal investments provided over a 19% return and I paid no investment or broker fees. Under Chris Christie’s dysfunctional fiscal management, the New Jersey Public Pension fund returned 15.9% (2014) but paid $398.7 million dollars in fees (fiscal 2013). Since his term in office began in 2009, the pension fund had paid […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pension-outrage/feed/ 0 54211 Tenure Scare https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tenure-scare566/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tenure-scare566/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:02:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52307 The recent decision in California regarding teacher tenure is causing a great deal of anxiety in public education and in those states where teacher tenure still has some meaning. The ruling that tenure is unconstitutional because it denies students the right to a decent education is an interesting take on the subject, but it obscures […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tenure-scare566/feed/ 0 52307 Pension Tension https://ezkool.com/2014/05/pension-tensio/ https://ezkool.com/2014/05/pension-tensio/#respond Thu, 22 May 2014 00:52:13 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51657 OK, who didn’t see this one coming? Governor Chris Christie says he’s not going to make the full public employee’s pension payment he promised after the Democratic turncoats in the state legislature sided with him over working people in the spring of 2011. In raw numbers, that’s a $2.4 billion dollar cut. The NJEA is […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/05/pension-tensio/feed/ 0 51657 New Jersey Daughter Sues Parents for Tuition and Financial Support https://ezkool.com/2014/03/new-jersey-daughter-sues-parents-for-tuition-and-financial-support/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/new-jersey-daughter-sues-parents-for-tuition-and-financial-support/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:21:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48885 (CNN) – A high school senior’s lawsuit against her mother and father for financial support and college tuition hit a hurdle Tuesday when a New Jersey judge denied the teenager’s request for immediate financial assistance from the parents. Rachel Canning, 18, alleges in her lawsuit that her parents forced her out of their Lincoln Park, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/new-jersey-daughter-sues-parents-for-tuition-and-financial-support/feed/ 0 48885 The Tide’s Coming In But the Cerf’s Out https://ezkool.com/2014/02/the-tides-coming-in-but-the-cerfs-out/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/the-tides-coming-in-but-the-cerfs-out/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:46:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48291 Anyone who’s been paying attention to New Jersey politics and education should have seen this one coming from a mile away: the resignation of Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf. What makes it even more predictable is that he’s taking a job with his good buddy, and former Education Chancellor of New York City, Joel Klein. Those […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/the-tides-coming-in-but-the-cerfs-out/feed/ 0 48291 New Jersey Tax Payers to Get The Bill – $650 per Hour For Christie’s Defense https://ezkool.com/2014/02/new-jersey-tax-payers-to-get-the-bill-650-per-hour-for-christies-defense/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/new-jersey-tax-payers-to-get-the-bill-650-per-hour-for-christies-defense/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2014 18:32:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47933 Now this one I cannot understand. If Christie has nothing to hide, if he did nothing wrong, if he is innocent on any wrong doing and really had no knowledge of Bridgegate, then why has he lawyered up at a rate of $650 per hour? You would think that the self-proclaimed “Conservative” would want to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/new-jersey-tax-payers-to-get-the-bill-650-per-hour-for-christies-defense/feed/ 0 47933 White Powder Scare At Hotels Near Super Bowl Stadium https://ezkool.com/2014/01/white-powder-scare-at-hotels-near-super-bowl-stadium/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/white-powder-scare-at-hotels-near-super-bowl-stadium/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:29:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47578 Bomb squads and hazardous material teams fanned out across New Jersey on Friday after packages containing a suspicious white powder were delivered to as many as seven hotels near the site of the Super Bowl on Friday, according to multiple reports. Authorities also were testing white powder contained in a letter sent to the Manhattan […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/white-powder-scare-at-hotels-near-super-bowl-stadium/feed/ 0 47578 Super Bowl: Bracing For Subzero Weather in an Open-air Stadium https://ezkool.com/2014/01/super-bowl-bracing-for-subzero-weather-in-an-open-air-stadium/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/super-bowl-bracing-for-subzero-weather-in-an-open-air-stadium/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:15:27 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47207 America is set for the coldest month of the century as weather forecasters predict yet another freezing blast of Arctic air – putting Super Bowl Sunday in jeopardy. Teams have been warned to stay on high alert for changes to the scheduling of the first Super Bowl to be played in an open-air stadium. Temperatures […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/super-bowl-bracing-for-subzero-weather-in-an-open-air-stadium/feed/ 0 47207 Report: Under Christie’s Leadership, New Jersey’s Poverty Rate hit 52 Year High https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:26:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46835 It seems that when Chris Christie’s mentor asked this question – “is that what you want in your president?”-  he was not only talking about Christie’s possible involvement in the BridgeGate crisis. It is quite possible that he got a glimpse of this report. Poverty in New Jersey continued to grow even as the national […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/feed/ 0 46835 Heavy Traffic: Christie Takes It From the Bridge https://ezkool.com/2014/01/traffic-christie-takes-it-from-the-bridge/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/traffic-christie-takes-it-from-the-bridge/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:38:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46616 A big, messy, tragic, stupid, vengeful scandal had to come to New Jersey during the Chris Christie era, and thus, it has reached us now. Yes, it turns out that the governor’s staff knew about and directed the Port Authority of NY/NJ to gum up traffic to the George Washington Bridge on the first day […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/traffic-christie-takes-it-from-the-bridge/feed/ 0 46616 Common Core: At Least the Website Works https://ezkool.com/2013/11/common-core-at-least-the-website-works/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/common-core-at-least-the-website-works/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:46:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45020 I am nothing if not a good sport and an optimist by temperament, so when I read this NJ Spotlight article about a website full of great information and resources for teaching the Common Core Curriculum Standards, I took a look. The site, njcore.org, is well-designed, if a bit busy, and you can sign up […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/common-core-at-least-the-website-works/feed/ 0 45020 Chris Christie Wins – Lectures Republican Establishment in Speech https://ezkool.com/2013/11/chris-christie-wins-lectures-republican-establishment-in-speech/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/chris-christie-wins-lectures-republican-establishment-in-speech/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:35:32 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44550 Chris Christie of New Jersey won re-election by a crushing margin on Tuesday, a victory that vaulted him to the front ranks of Republican presidential contenders and made him his party’s foremost proponent of pragmatism over ideology the New York Times reports. Mr. Christie declared that his decisive win should be a lesson for the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/chris-christie-wins-lectures-republican-establishment-in-speech/feed/ 0 44550 Uh Oh: Christie Shows His True Color https://ezkool.com/2013/11/christie-show-his-true-color/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/christie-show-his-true-color/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:43:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44495 If you haven’t seen the picture, here it is: This is Governor Christie scolding a teacher on Saturday for questioning his education policies. A full accounting of the event can be found on Jersey Jazzman’s site. But as always with this governor, the picture really tells the story. Here is a man who wants to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/christie-show-his-true-color/feed/ 0 44495 Damn the Teachers, Full Testing Ahead! https://ezkool.com/2013/10/damn-the-teachers-full-testing-ahead/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/damn-the-teachers-full-testing-ahead/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:14:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43732 So let’s see where we stand at this moment with the brand spanking new teacher evaluation system in New Jersey. This is the law that is going to revolutionize teaching and learning by making sure that students are mastering content and skills and teachers are doing their jobs to ensure learning in the classroom. For […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/damn-the-teachers-full-testing-ahead/feed/ 0 43732 Sarah Palin Endorses New Jersey Teaparty Candidate Steve Lonegan https://ezkool.com/2013/10/sarah-palin-endorses-new-jersey-teaparty-candidate-steve-lonegan/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/sarah-palin-endorses-new-jersey-teaparty-candidate-steve-lonegan/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2013 18:05:04 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43726 With polls suggesting a tightening race and only a few days remaining in the United States Senate contest in New Jersey, thousands of people gathered at a racetrack here to watch Sarah Palin endorse the Republican candidate, Steve Lonegan. Sarah Palin, right, backed Steve Lonegan, shown with his wife, Lorraine, with their daughters, Katherine, left, and Brooke. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/sarah-palin-endorses-new-jersey-teaparty-candidate-steve-lonegan/feed/ 0 43726 Chris and Steve’s Excellent Campaigns https://ezkool.com/2013/10/chris-and-steves-excellent-campaigns/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/chris-and-steves-excellent-campaigns/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:04:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43546 Let’s just make this clear from the outset: Steve Lonegan is not going to defeat Cory Booker in the New Jersey Senate election next week. Yes, I know that only having a 13 point lead puts Booker in the endangered category, and his wealthy, powerful allies are worried about hum not winning by 20 points, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/chris-and-steves-excellent-campaigns/feed/ 0 43546 Christie Unbound https://ezkool.com/2013/07/christie-unbound/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/christie-unbound/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:58:12 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41042 If the thought of Chris Christie being reelected makes you feel woozy, then imagine him reelected and with a Republican majority in the Senate, if not the state legislature. My apologies if you’ve re-tasted your breakfast. The thought of that possibility is just as noxious to me, especially when it comes to education. Consider: With […]

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