Lakewood’s Looming Fiscal Cliff (a Different One This Time)

It's not often that I get a chance to browse through school board agendas but once in a while I…

2 years ago

KIPP Schools in Newark Celebrates Their Third-Grade Scholars!

This past Friday, KIPP Newark's North 13th Street Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new playground. The guests of…

2 years ago

MATRISCIANO: Murphy’s Education Department Hoards Power in NJ’s Sex Ed Wars. Here’s How To Change That.

Vince Matrisciano is a certified Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Human Capitol Strategist. He has made…

2 years ago

Westfield Teacher Tenure Case Shows How The System Is Rigged Against Districts and Families

Four years ago the Westfield Board of Education filed tenure charges against Frank Fuzy, a third-grade teacher in the district.…

2 years ago

As Top Staffers Depart, Murphy’s Education Department is Strained, Understaffed, and Lacking ‘Institutional Knowledge’

Kevin Dehmer, a 16-year veteran and leader at the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, handed in his resignation letter late…

2 years ago

Scharfenberger & Flynn: Governor Should Punish Criminals, Not School Districts That Don’t Want To Teach Sex Ed

Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth – R’s) are demanding that Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey…

2 years ago

LILLEY: NJ101.5 Gets It Wrong About Healthcare Premium Hikes for Teachers: Property Taxpayers Will Pick Up the Tab

Unfortunately, a recent news story by NJ101.5 got it all wrong about an increase in teacher healthcare premiums.  We have nothing against NJ101.5,…

2 years ago

Murphy (Sort Of) Eliminates Controversial Teacher Test

Late yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy issued a “conditional veto” for a bill, S-896/A-677, that would eliminate the teacher certification test…

2 years ago

Strictly Business, Says Asbury Park Superintendent. Someone Should Tell the Ex-Athletic Director

How far will Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams go with his vendetta against the district's long-time Athletic Director Mark Gerbino,…

2 years ago

Jersey City Teacher/School Board Member: Both the State Education Department and The City Have Failed To Improve Our Schools

Yesterday Marilyn Roman published a very long analysis of the failings of New Jersey's second largest school system. As a…

2 years ago