Nancy Solomon appears in the following:
Surviving Penn Station
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Jim O'Grady, WNYC transportation reporter, and Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio, discuss their reporting on the ups and downs of trying to get around Penn Station.
Christie Distances Himself From Group Behind TV Ads
Monday, August 06, 2012
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denied he has anything to do with a group that has spent $6 million on television advertising in New York and Philadelphia that promotes the governor.
Storm Data Shows Links to Global Warming: Report
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Two vicious thunderstorms that slammed New Jersey in the past month are part of a trend that the northeast is experiencing due to global warming, according to a new report released by Environment New Jersey.
Documents Detail Christie Administration's Plan for School Reform
Thursday, August 02, 2012
The New Jersey Department of Education is moving forward with a reform plan for the state’s lowest performing schools by using private money from a California-based foundation.
Where's the Line on School Discipline?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A New Jersey court has ruled that a high school went too far in disciplining students for out-of-school law-breaking. But it also created an exception for cases in which a student is put in harm's way, which has implications for New Jersey's anti-bullying legislation. Nancy Solomon, managing editor at New Jersey Public Radio, discusses the ruling.
What do you think? Can a school punish a student for behavior outside of school? What's the role of parents, law enforcement, and others? Where do you draw the line? Let us know!
At the Shore, Christie Pushes Tax Cuts
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Governor Chris Christie is continuing his Jersey Shore stumping with a visit to Ocean City on Wednesday as part of what he's calling an "Endless Summer Tax Relief Tour." But a new poll shows his summer push for a 10 percent tax cut isn't convincing a majority of voters.
NJ Supreme Court Rules Judges Can Skimp on Pension Payments
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
New Jersey's Supreme Court says the state's judges don't have to contribute more to their pensions and health benefits, as is currently required of all other state employees.
NJ Foster Care System is Improving, But Not Enough
Friday, July 20, 2012
New Jersey's child welfare system continues to get mixed results in its decade-long effort to better protect abused children.
NJ Lawmakers Examine Oversight of Halfway Houses
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections defended the state’s system of halfway houses that has come under fire recently for reported rampant violence, drug use and escapes.
Newark Leaders See Benefit to Higher Education Restructuring
Monday, July 02, 2012
The shuffling of New Jersey's state university system is gaining praise from Newark officials who say changes to the plan now make it advantageous to the city.
Christie, Coy on Veepstakes, Hosts Romney Fundraiser
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Governor Chris Christie, who has played coy when asked whether he’d run for vice president, is hosting a minimum $2,500 -a-plate fundraiser for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney Tuesday evening at hotel in Woodbridge, N.J.
As Reforms Take Hold, Teachers Reapply or Leave
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Teachers at eight schools slated for intensive reform in Newark began learning on Friday whether they'd be keeping their positions at their current schools.
New Jersey Spending and School Reform
Friday, June 15, 2012
New Jersey Public Radio Managing Editor Nancy Solomon will discuss Governor Chris Christie's state spending proposal. Then, she'll be joined by Sara Neufeld, a Brooklyn-based writer who's been covering public education for the past 12 years, to talk about NJPR's investigation into New Jersey public school reform through the lens of one school in Newark.
Court Blocks Christie on Affordable Housing
Monday, June 11, 2012
The New Jersey Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by Governor Chris Christie to eliminate the state's Council on Affordable Housing.
Sentence in Webcam Spy Trial Sparks Debate Over Hate Crime Prosecutions
Friday, May 25, 2012
Prosecutors made the rare move of appealing the judge’s sentence in the Rutgers webcam spy trial this week because they believe the 30-day jail term handed down to the former student convicted of invasion of privacy and a hate crime against his gay roommate is far too lenient.
The Webcam Spying Verdict Aftermath
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, Nancy Solomon, discusses the sentencing in the Dharun Ravi Rutgers spying case, and takes listener calls about how they feel now that the trial has ended.
Both Sides Dissatisfied With Sentence in Webcam Spy Trial
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Be Sentenced in Webcam Spy Trial
Monday, May 21, 2012
Democrats Rip Christie Tax Compromise
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
New Jersey Democrats are seizing on a new report that shows tax collections are down to oppose a tax cut compromise offered by Governor Chris Christie and one of the own, Senate President Stephen Sweeney.
Suit Blocks NJ State ID Program
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
A New Jersey court ruled to delay the use of controversial new licensing requirements that critics say violates individuals’ privacy and opens them up to identity theft.