consolidation

Quote of the Day

Policy wonks always favor the idea of merging municipalities and school districts. As property taxes soar, more and more voters…

15 years ago

$27K Per Kid and It’s Not Even An Abbott District

What better advertisement for school district consolidation than the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County comprising four little towns, Montvale,…

15 years ago

Have I Got a Bargain For You…

Chesilhurst School District in Camden County, with a grand total of 195 kids pre-K through 6th grade in one school,…

15 years ago

Morris and Ocean County Consolidation

School district consolidation recommendations are in from Morris and Ocean counties, but don’t hold your breath. The Star-Ledger reports that…

15 years ago

Mulshine the Ethicist: Corzine and Non-Operating Districts

Star-Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine has an answer to our question on why Corzine would eliminate non-operating districts five months before…

15 years ago

$210K for 2,100 Kids

The Record has a little blurb today about Ridgefield Public Schools, which just hired a new superintendent, Robert Fazio, for…

15 years ago

A Preschool Proposal

The stakes are high: if New Jersey doesn’t provide free public preschool to all poor children, then it has violated…

15 years ago

Does the D.O.E. Need an I.E.P.?

About two weeks ago, Education Commissioner Lucille Davy sent a memo to N.J. superintendents and special education directors. The purpose…

15 years ago

Consolidation on the Down-Low

The New York Times makes the case for consolidating small towns in the tri-state area. New Jersey, of course, is…

15 years ago

Sunday Leftovers

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.)…

15 years ago