Jersey City Public Schools

Jersey City Teacher/School Board Member: Both the State Education Department and The City Have Failed To Improve Our Schools

Yesterday Marilyn Roman published a very long analysis of the failings of New Jersey's second largest school system. As a…

2 years ago

Murphy Administration Announces the Return of Jersey City Public Schools to Full Local Control

Editor's Note: This is a press release from the Governor's Office. Carly Sitrin of Politico NJ notes (in an article…

2 years ago

BREAKING: State Ed Department and State Board Return Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools

Today during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan recommended that the Board approve a resolution…

2 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Defends $245,000 a Year As a ‘Very Conservative Salary’

  To some individuals, it sounds like a lot of money, but there is a lot of schooling and experience…

2 years ago

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop Gets Unplugged on Facebook

Two weeks ago the Jersey City Board of Education, by a vote of 5-4, passed a slightly lower 2022-2023 school…

3 years ago

Four Corrections to Jersey City Teacher Union President’s Speech to School Board on Superintendent Selection

Ron Greco, the president of the Jersey City Education Association (JCEA), the local arm of the teachers union, made an…

3 years ago

Jersey City Addendum: How a Board Member’s Ties to the Teachers Union Can Lead to School Budget Woes

Earlier this week, in a story about Jersey City Public Schools’ habit of giving large bonuses to central office administrators,…

3 years ago

What’s Up With All the Bonuses To Jersey City School District Administrators?

Today the Jersey Journal recounts that Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, perennially-hopeful gubernatorial candidate, is slamming the city School Board…

3 years ago

Jersey City School Board Narrowly Passes Trimmed School Budget

Last night the Jersey City Board of Education voted 5-4 to approve a new 2022-2023 budget. Last week members had…

3 years ago

Jersey City Board Members Fret Over School Taxes and Play ‘Texas Hold’em’

The Jersey City Board of Education held a marathon meeting yesterday trying to balance the burden on taxpayers---the proposed 2022-2023…

3 years ago