Lakewood’s Looming Fiscal Cliff (a Different One This Time)
Laura Waters
September 28, 2022
It’s not often that I get a chance to browse through school board agendas but once in a while I take a poke at Lakewood
MCKENNA: Pandemic School Closures Erased Student Progress and Heightened Inequities. What Do We Do Now?
contributor
September 6, 2022
Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at her newsletter, Apt. 11D. Last
Four Out of Five Newark Students Flunk State Math Test But Superintendent’s ‘Dreams Are Coming True’
Staff Writer
November 30, 2021
“Dreams are coming true” for Newark’s district students, sang Superintendent Roger León at last week’s school board meeting, but that’s only if those dreams don’t
Is Lakewood Getting Squirrely with Federal Money?
Staff Writer
November 22, 2021
Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18 months of interrupted schooling. In
COMMENTARY: Districts Like Newark Now Have Tons of Money. Are They Using It Right?
Laura Waters
November 22, 2021
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very
Internal Emails: Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Berates Teacher Union President, Plus Where’s That $22 Million Going?
Laura Waters
October 11, 2021
Below are six emails between Asbury Park Acting Superintendent Rashawn Adams and Asbury Park Education President John Napolitani, which I received from four sources on