Corruption

Asbury Update: A ‘Whistleblower’ Gets Suspended and the School Board Plays Charades

Reginald Mirthil, the principal of Thurgood Marshall Upper Elementary School, has been suspended. On Tuesday he sent out a tweet…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Teachers Speak Out: ‘This Place Is a Shitshow’

Last Saturday the Asbury Park Education Association sent out a survey to all staff, asking them to rank the four…

4 years ago

Breaking: Sources Reveal Asbury Park’s Superintendent Selection Charade

Next Monday, May 24th, the Asbury Park Board of Education will interview candidates to replace out-going Superintendent Sancha Gray. Numerous…

4 years ago

Asbury Park Principal Speaks Out: This District “Benefits Only Those With Ties to This Organized Crime Syndicate”

This is a letter, dated today, from Reginald Mirthil, principal of Asbury Park Schools District's Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, to…

4 years ago

LILLEY: Montclair Families Deserve Better Than a Mayor Who Cedes Control of Schools to a Political Machine

Fired Montclair Board of Education (BOE) member Sergio Gonzalez is angry.  As he says in his published letter, he is “angry…

4 years ago

Montclair Rumor Mill: Mayor Spiller and Teacher Union Prez Handpick School Board Members

The rumor mill is abuzz in Montclair. Here's the latest: When Mayor Sean Spiller, current Vice President of the New…

4 years ago

Split Screen of SDA/DOE: Nepotism In the Soprano State.

There’s been lots of chatter about news that the Governor’s Office -- not Murphy necessarily but, as NJ Spotlight puts…

4 years ago

It’s Big News That the Schools Development Authority Is at “The Precipice of Disembowelment.” When Will State Leaders Pay Attention to The DOE?

Everyone’s talking about the exodus of experienced and qualified staff members at the Schools Development Authority, a product of nepotism…

6 years ago

Nepotism Springs Eternal in the Murphy Administration. Now Would Someone Please Pay Attention to the Department of Education?

Yesterday I wrote that the nepotism and subsequent dysfunction within certain state departments (looking at you, Department of Education) is…

6 years ago

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

Various news outlets are reporting on a second scandal (the first was Al Alvarez) at the School Development Authority, the…

6 years ago