I was a school board member for twelve years, including nine years as president. I thought I’d seen it all, including fraught negotiations with unions.
Let’s say you’re a New Jersey parent of a current 10th grader. Your child, like one-third of New Jersey students, took Algebra 1 in 8th
Various news outlets are reporting on a second scandal (the first was Al Alvarez) at the School Development Authority, the agency that manages about $11
Over the weekend the Star-Ledger published a list of high schools with “surprisingly low scores” on school quality. Unlike the algorithms used by sites like
True confession: I started writing a post a few days ago on the demise of an important piece of legislation, Senate Bill 3381, that would
When my younger daughter was in eighth grade, she and her classmates had to give a short speech about themselves. The topic she chose was
Just out from Patricia Morgan, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, and Shelley Skinner, Executive Director of Better Education for Kids, regarding Senate Bill 3381, a legislative fix
At 1:00 today, the the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will consider Bill 3381, sponsored by Senator Teresa Ruiz, who is Chair of
This is a guest post from my friend and colleague Erika Sanzi, who blogs at Good School Hunting. She is a mother of three sons
You have to give him this: Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet didn’t waste any time. Governor Phil Murphy appointed him on January 29, 2018. Ten days