Policy wonks always favor the idea of merging municipalities and school districts. As property taxes soar, more and more voters…
What better advertisement for school district consolidation than the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County comprising four little towns, Montvale,…
Chesilhurst School District in Camden County, with a grand total of 195 kids pre-K through 6th grade in one school,…
School district consolidation recommendations are in from Morris and Ocean counties, but don’t hold your breath. The Star-Ledger reports that…
Star-Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine has an answer to our question on why Corzine would eliminate non-operating districts five months before…
The Record has a little blurb today about Ridgefield Public Schools, which just hired a new superintendent, Robert Fazio, for…
The stakes are high: if New Jersey doesn’t provide free public preschool to all poor children, then it has violated…
About two weeks ago, Education Commissioner Lucille Davy sent a memo to N.J. superintendents and special education directors. The purpose…
The New York Times makes the case for consolidating small towns in the tri-state area. New Jersey, of course, is…
More Abbott Fall-Out:The press continues to ponder the Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday that the School Funding Reform Act (S.F.R.A.)…