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“You Have to Ask — What is Going on Here?’’ The Canary is Dead in Lakewood

I’ve written much about Lakewood’s practice of privileging ultra-Orthodox Jewish schoolchildren, particularly those with special needs, over the school district’s…

7 years ago

Five Maxims for Phil Murphy

At a town hall in Montclair this past weekend, Phil Murphy held forth on the four New Jersey school districts…

7 years ago

Follow the Money All the Way to Lakewood; Or, Kneel to the Vaad

This just in from Matt Rooney of Save Jersey, who speculates how Governor-to-be Phil Murphy so easily secured the Democratic…

7 years ago

President of Camden Education Association Goes Off the Rails

What's this? On the 16th anniversary of the September 11th  attacks, Keith Benson, the newly elected president of one of NJ's…

7 years ago

When School Choicers Start to Behave Like the Establishment: Charter Schools Protecting Turf Against Another Charter School

This is a guest post by Bob Bowdon, the Executive Director of Choice Media, an education news service, website and smartphone…

7 years ago

Fact Check for Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver

Last week AFT President Randi Weingarten hosted teachers from Newark, Perth Amboy, North Bergen, and Garfield for a meet-and-greet with…

7 years ago

Anyone Have Some Dragonglass?

Superintendents aren't going to advocate for eliminating their jobs. School business administrators aren't going to advocate for eliminating their jobs.…

7 years ago

Education Law Center Files Complaint with Attorney General Re: Lakewood Board’s Hiring of Inzelbuch

Yesterday Education Law Center' Executive Director David Sciarra sent a formal complaint to the Office of the Attorney General in…

7 years ago

What’s A Little Extortion Among Friends? Lakewood School Board Rehires Inzelbuch

There’s so much news out of Lakewood that it’s hard to keep up. The latest is that the School Board…

7 years ago

A Skeptic Turns Supporter: Community Leader Angel Cordero is Now Camden Supe’s Biggest Fan

Check out community leader Angel Cordero's take on the last few years of progress in Camden schools! Cordero, a leader…

7 years ago