UPDATE: Chris Christie Calls for Teachers Union Official’s Dismissal

By: savejersey (Diary)  |  February 8th at 01:47 PM  | 

By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com UPDATE, 12:59 PM: Things just got more interesting for Vincent Giordano, Save Jerseyans. StateHouseSteps is reporting that Governor Christie called for his resignation/dismissal this morning at a Westfield town hall meeting… Developing… 10:43 AM: Save Jersey was the first to call out NJEA Executive Director Vincent Giordano for his remarkably elitist remarks on Saturday’s “New Jersey Capitol Report” | Read More »

Teachers Union Leader to Poor Families: “Life’s Not Always Fair”

By: savejersey (Diary)  |  February 6th at 08:34 PM  | 

By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com I know we’re focused on “higher” education today at the blog, Save Jerseyans, but New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Executive Director Vincent Giordano really stepped in it this weekend. Big time. He appeared on Saturday’s NJTV “New Jersey Capitol Report” to discuss recent developments in the state’s never-ending education debate. When questioned about the fairness of New Jersey’s low income families | Read More »

Christie “Destroys” Education, But SAT Scores Are Up?

By: savejersey (Diary)  |  September 15th at 02:18 PM  | 

By Brian McGovern/Crosspost at SaveJersey.com Despite what the NJEA would have you believe, reductions in state aid to local school districts has apparently had no discernible effect on the students in New Jersey’s classrooms. Schools are reacting in much the same way as any other government agency would need to in a time of fiscal crisis; our schools are doing more with the resources available. | Read More »