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When Union Power Goes Too Far: The Case of Sasha Latham

Laura Waters April 1, 2021

This piece is part of an ongoing series: Is the Teachers Union Too Powerful in New Jersey? Two years ago, with some trepidation, Sasha Latham (not

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

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

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

COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?

Laura Waters February 8, 2021

This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or possibly just CEA leaders). Here,

COMMENTARY: Montclair Parents Wake up to Teacher Union Tactics: Fad or Rupture?

Laura Waters January 27, 2021

What’s not to like about Montclair, New Jersey? Niche rates it “A+” for quality of life, Caldwell Banker calls it the “top destination for city

What Does Trump Have to Do With a Jersey Charter School?

Laura Waters January 21, 2021

Randal Pinkett is a Newark businessman and the first African-American student  from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship. He’s also unafraid to call out the

COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?

Laura Waters January 8, 2021

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching all

COMMENTARY: I’m No DeVos Fan, but the New York Times’s Broadside Shows Its Bias

Laura Waters January 5, 2021

The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind,” excoriates out-going U.S. Education Secretary DeVos for

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