Wimping Out on Consolidation
Laura Waters
April 13, 2009
The D.O.E. has ordered Executive County Superintendents to file reports by March 2010 on consolidation of school districts, and word is leaking out that the
Consolidation Consensus? Not So Much…
Laura Waters
April 2, 2009
Is school district consolidation efficient or inefficient? Today’s papers give us both sides of the argument. First, the Asbury Park Press reports on a panel
Quote of the Day I
Laura Waters
April 2, 2009
The governor is proud he is raising support for education, but our public boards have not dealt with student achievement in the public schools, nor
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
March 29, 2009
Education Law Center Gets Another Loss in Their Column: The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 5-0 on Thursday that the D.O.E. does not have to
Toothless in Ocean County
Laura Waters
March 13, 2009
Here’s the problem with Corzine’s school consolidation initiative: it won’t work. Witness the forum held in Ocean County, where the Executive County Superintendent Bruce Greenfield
Davy Gets Off-Track
Laura Waters
February 26, 2009
Education Commissioner Lucille Davy continues to argue for school consolidation this week during an interview with Asbury Park Press editorial board. You’ve got to give
Sunday Leftovers
Laura Waters
February 22, 2009
NJSBA Gets Gob-Smacked: Princeton School Board member Joshua Leinsdorf blasts NJSBA as a money-gobbling lobbying group that stymies minority involvement. He writes in the Trenton
Davy Smack-Down
Laura Waters
February 20, 2009
This month’s “School Leader,” NJSBA’s bimonthly magazine, mostly comprises a special section called “Regionalization: New Jersey Takes Another Look at Combining Districts.” First, Commissioner Lucille
Redesigning High School Redesign
Laura Waters
February 19, 2009
The Star-Ledger reports today that the DOE granted “preliminary approval” to their own plan to increase graduation requirements for the state’s high schools. (Boy, must
Stale Doughnuts
Laura Waters
February 12, 2009
The Star-Ledger reports on a bill making its way through the Assembly that would force N.J.’s dozen “doughnut” municipalities to merge. Doughnuts are small towns