home rule

We Pay Teachers Too Little

Lots of coverage over the last few days regarding staff compensation in school districts. Yesterday’s Star-Ledger, for example, features an…

15 years ago

Compared to Police, Teachers Are A Bargain

According to New Jersey Newsroom, the Christie Administration wants to encourage school districts to merge or at least agree to…

15 years ago

How About Interdistrict Teacher Choice?

The New York Times education writer, Winnie Hu, had no trouble in Saturday's paper distinguishing some of NJ’s wealthy and…

15 years ago

Quote of the Day

Home rule is a very big cow and it’s time it either produced a beverage or became an entrée.Next week,…

15 years ago

RTTT: Taking Sides

NJEA gave us plenty of warning that it would advise its local bargaining units to toss N.J.’s Race To The…

15 years ago

Quote of the Day

I think all schools should be funded through the state. New Jersey needs to get away from home rule. We…

15 years ago

Some Educational Suggestions for Mr. Christie

Today’s Trenton Times features an editorial by Dr. James Deneen, an ETS program director, and Dr. Carmen Cantanese, a former…

15 years ago

Quote of the Day

Bob Ingle explains it all:With 566 municipalities in New Jersey (California has only 480), 603 school districts (more than the…

15 years ago

Quote of the Day

Mr. Corzine left his audience with one plea, to embrace consolidation and shared services at the local level. He said…

15 years ago

The Cost of Home Rule

If we are to ultimately control the cost of government . . . we are going to have to deal…

15 years ago