Dr. Rich Noonan, Superintendent of Madison Public Schools, posted a letter last week complaining about the new preschool mandate that…
With the rampant governmental infighting about consolidation of school districts, resistance from local school boards, and fiats from the Department…
Here are two vignettes from the NJSBA convention. The first one: it’s Tuesday afternoon, and the Atlantic City Convention Center…
The political rhetoric is raging as the State Legislature approved more bills reining in the autonomy of local school districts.…
We hear more and more about consolidation of school districts. Earlier in Governor Corzine’s term he spoke regularly about voluntary…
The Star-Ledger reports today on the increasing pressure on New Jersey’s 566 municipalities to consolidate services such as animal control,…
In yet another sign of New Jersey's struggle over home rule, the Asbury Park Press editorialized yesterday that, in wake…
There’s daily chatter about the tussle in New Jersey between local school districts and the State Department of Education. Our…
For a fine example of how New Jersey clobbers a flea with an uzi, take a look at this story…
Question: How are local school boards reacting to the reams of regulations recently issued by the DOE?Answer: Pass the alka-seltzer.The…