home rule

Preschool Opportunity?

Dr. Rich Noonan, Superintendent of Madison Public Schools, posted a letter last week complaining about the new preschool mandate that…

16 years ago

The People Speak

With the rampant governmental infighting about consolidation of school districts, resistance from local school boards, and fiats from the Department…

16 years ago

Feverish Atlantic City

Here are two vignettes from the NJSBA convention. The first one: it’s Tuesday afternoon, and the Atlantic City Convention Center…

16 years ago

Legislative Cockiness

The political rhetoric is raging as the State Legislature approved more bills reining in the autonomy of local school districts.…

16 years ago

Mandatory Volunteerism

We hear more and more about consolidation of school districts. Earlier in Governor Corzine’s term he spoke regularly about voluntary…

16 years ago

Home Rule Exodus

The Star-Ledger reports today on the increasing pressure on New Jersey’s 566 municipalities to consolidate services such as animal control,…

16 years ago

NJSBA Power Play

In yet another sign of New Jersey's struggle over home rule, the Asbury Park Press editorialized yesterday that, in wake…

16 years ago

Zero-Sum Game

There’s daily chatter about the tussle in New Jersey between local school districts and the State Department of Education. Our…

16 years ago

Target Practice

For a fine example of how New Jersey clobbers a flea with an uzi, take a look at this story…

16 years ago

Plop Plop Fizz Fizz

Question: How are local school boards reacting to the reams of regulations recently issued by the DOE?Answer: Pass the alka-seltzer.The…

16 years ago