Lakewood’s Looming Fiscal Cliff (a Different One This Time)
Laura Waters
September 28, 2022
It’s not often that I get a chance to browse through school board agendas but once in a while I take a poke at Lakewood
KIPP Schools in Newark Celebrates Their Third-Grade Scholars!
Staff Writer
September 28, 2022
This past Friday, KIPP Newark’s North 13th Street Campus celebrated the grand opening of its new playground. The guests of honor were the school’s third-grade
MATRISCIANO: Murphy’s Education Department Hoards Power in NJ’s Sex Ed Wars. Here’s How To Change That.
contributor
September 28, 2022
Vince Matrisciano is a certified Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Human Capitol Strategist. He has made a career of successfully engaging
Westfield Teacher Tenure Case Shows How The System Is Rigged Against Districts and Families
Laura Waters
September 28, 2022
Four years ago the Westfield Board of Education filed tenure charges against Frank Fuzy, a third-grade teacher in the district. After much litigation–including Fuzy suing
As Top Staffers Depart, Murphy’s Education Department is Strained, Understaffed, and Lacking ‘Institutional Knowledge’
Laura Waters
September 27, 2022
Kevin Dehmer, a 16-year veteran and leader at the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, handed in his resignation letter late last week. Politico got a
Scharfenberger & Flynn: Governor Should Punish Criminals, Not School Districts That Don’t Want To Teach Sex Ed
Staff Writer
September 27, 2022
Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth – R’s) are demanding that Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education end the
LILLEY: NJ101.5 Gets It Wrong About Healthcare Premium Hikes for Teachers: Property Taxpayers Will Pick Up the Tab
Michael Lilley, Sunlight Policy Center
September 27, 2022
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, which usually does a good
Murphy (Sort Of) Eliminates Controversial Teacher Test
Laura Waters
September 23, 2022
Late yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy issued a “conditional veto” for a bill, S-896/A-677, that would eliminate the teacher certification test called edTPA. In brief, he
Strictly Business, Says Asbury Park Superintendent. Someone Should Tell the Ex-Athletic Director
Laura Waters
September 23, 2022
How far will Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams go with his vendetta against the district’s long-time Athletic Director Mark Gerbino, just two days ago demoted
Jersey City Teacher/School Board Member: Both the State Education Department and The City Have Failed To Improve Our Schools
Laura Waters
September 23, 2022
Yesterday Marilyn Roman published a very long analysis of the failings of New Jersey’s second largest school system. As a retired Jersey City educator, City