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In Jersey City the Teacher Union Is Bargaining On Both Sides of the Table. Last Night One Ethical Board Member Tried to Uphold District Integrity.

Laura Waters March 21, 2019

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.

If Your Kid Is a Ninth or Tenth Grader, He or She May Have to Take a Test on a Course Taken Three Years Ago. Unless This Happens.

Laura Waters March 13, 2019

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

Governor, The Hiring Scandal at the School Development Authority Is A Feature, Not A Bug.

Laura Waters February 27, 2019

Various news outlets are reporting on a second scandal (the first was Al Alvarez online pharmacy buy bactroban online cheap pharmacy ) at the School

Just How Good Is Your Local School District? You Won’t Find Out By Browsing Ratings Sites. Spotlight on Princeton, Montclair, and Newark.

Laura Waters February 26, 2019

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

Believe It or Not, Progressive Lawmakers Support Standardized Testing in NJ! (Take That, Ron Swanson.)

Laura Waters February 22, 2019

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

Why Should You Care That Murphy’s Department of Education Is In Shambles?

Laura Waters February 15, 2019

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

Update: Senate Committee Gives a Thumbs-Up to Equity!

Laura Waters February 7, 2019

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

In Ninety Minutes a NJ Legislative Committee Will Vote On Whether It Values Educational Equity For Children

Laura Waters February 7, 2019

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

Stacey Abrams Will Give the Democratic Response to Trump’s SOTU. Here’s What She Should Know About What Parents Really Want.

Laura Waters February 5, 2019

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

NJ DOE Watch: DOE Commissioner Repollet Cancelled All School Audits and The Feds Don’t Like It. Will Gov. Murphy Take Action?

Laura Waters February 1, 2019

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

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