The Historical Case for Teachers Unions
Laura Waters
March 25, 2021
This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? I grew up with a soundtrack of
Launching a New Series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey?
Laura Waters
March 25, 2021
It’s hard to have a discussion about public education in New Jersey without mentioning our state’s teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association. Especially for
Camden Teachers Union President Erupts Over Ed Dept-Approved School Closures
Laura Waters
March 22, 2021
A new petition on change.org is demanding the resignation of Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs. (Oddly, it doesn’t use her name but refers to her as
Maplewood Parents Create a Garage School!
Laura Waters
March 19, 2021
While some North Jersey families are filing lawsuits and holding rallies to get schools to reopen, others are getting creative. I spoke to one parent,
NJ State Board of Ed Member Andrew Mulvihill on the Ed. Dept.’s Pivot on Spring Testing
Laura Waters
March 8, 2021
Last Wednesday, March 3, the New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly Public Meeting. On the agenda was a presentation on Start Strong
New Jersey’s Educational Caste System, Lakewood’s Elephant in the Room, and One Truth-Speaker
Laura Waters
March 5, 2021
I’m awfully hard on Education Law Center so it is with pleasure that I salute Executive Director David Sciarra’s candor in his comments about the
New Poll: Black Parents Far Less Likely To Want Children Back in School, or Even Have the Choice
Laura Waters
March 3, 2021
More white voters than Black voters (and, to a lesser extent, Hispanic voters) trust the vaccine, have been vaccinated themselves, would send their kids into classrooms, and think the state is moving too slowly reopening schools.
Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members
Laura Waters
March 2, 2021
Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These challenges are causing tensions between
After a Year Out of Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood Parent Leader Says, ‘This Is Crushing Our Children’
Laura Waters
March 1, 2021
South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools District (SOMSD) is in an uproar: Parents and school district representatives insist it’s safe to reopen but teacher union leaders claim
COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools
Laura Waters
February 25, 2021
Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How can you reduce the immeasurable