Buono as Corzine Redux

Laura Waters July 22, 2013

Bob Ingle at Gannett tries to explain why gubernatorial hopeful Barbara Buono is (according to polls) losing so badly. If you can get past the

Preschool Math

Laura Waters September 24, 2009

Under orders from the DOE to provide free full-day preschool to about 600 3-and 4-year olds, the Berkeley Board of Education has asked administrators to

Consolidation on the Down-Low

Laura Waters June 2, 2009

The New York Times makes the case for consolidating small towns in the tri-state area. New Jersey, of course, is cited as the “extreme example,”

Pre-School: Has S.F.R.A. Already Imploded?

Laura Waters June 1, 2009

The Record reports today that Corzine’s whole preschool expansion plan is “on hold, with no funds for new classes included in next year’s recession-crunched budget.”

Supreme Court Gets Mugged

Laura Waters May 29, 2009

The difference is monumental, no matter how it is measured. Those needs go beyond educational needs, they include food, clothing, and shelter, and extend to

Abbott v. S.F.R.A. Update

Laura Waters April 29, 2009

The current hearings before the State Supreme Court on Abbott vs. S.F.R.A. pit Corzine and D.O.E. against the Education Law Center, the primary advocates for

Abbott Myopia

Laura Waters April 28, 2009

This morning the State Supreme Court hears arguments from the D.O.E. and the Education Law Center on whether Corzine’s new School Funding Reform Act is

Education$=?

Laura Waters March 31, 2009

NorthJersey, in “Fixing Abbott,” applauds Governor Corzine’s School Funding Reform Act and Judge Doyne’s ruling last week that allows the State to fund poor kids