Lakewood Public Schools Update
Laura Waters
June 27, 2017
There’s no shortage of news from Lakewood: even the Wall Street Journal takes notice today. Of course, they’re late to my party; no, on second
Follow the Money: A Guest Post from a Lakewood Resident
Laura Waters
June 8, 2017
Once again the Lakewood Public Schools has been bailed out of their financial hole. This has become a rite of spring. The school-age population in
Second Item: Pro-Lakewood Guest Post
Laura Waters
May 26, 2017
I’ve been tough on Lakewood this week. And so, in the interest of equal time, here is a guest post from Steven Looney, a Trustee of E3,
Two Other Lakewood-Related Items
Laura Waters
May 26, 2017
Number one: the Star-Ledger reports that Tobree Mostel, the supervisor of the district’s office of Chapter 192 and 193 funding (the line items for tax dollars
“Culture of Fear” in Lakewood Cheats Children of Color
Laura Waters
May 23, 2017
The New Jersey Department of Education announced last week that it will give Lakewood Public Schools an “advance” of $8.5 million in state aid money
Lakewood Public Schools is Actually a Funding Stream for a Jewish Special Education School
Laura Waters
May 12, 2017
Lakewood Public Schools just asked the state for a “loan” of 10 million dollars to partially bail it out of a $15 million hole in
It’s Time For a State Takeover in Lakewood and Here’s Why
Laura Waters
April 20, 2017
Anyone who has been following the Lakewood School Board’s antics over the last decade can only sigh at the most recent news: the founder of
And Education Law Center Gets Something RIght
Laura Waters
July 6, 2016
Fair is fair. Here’s an excerpt from ELC’s press release on Gov. Christie, which crowns him the “most anti-public education Governor in modern New Jersey
ELC Launches Lakewood Investigation
Laura Waters
July 25, 2012
I believe we are doing the right thing. To be candid, our group is 100 percent transparent. It really blows my mind. Maybe I am
Lakewood Update: Principal Says He Lied to Keep Kids with Disabilities In-District
Laura Waters
May 3, 2012
Today’s story on Lakewood Public Schools in the Asbury Park Press concerns a blind and deaf minority student with serious developmental delays named Sha’Quan Peace-Doldren.