Lakewood Public Schools

U.S. Office of Civil Rights To Investigate Lakewood Schools’ Discrimination of Latino Student with Disabilities

NJ Education Report has received, through an anonymous source, a formal complaint against the Lakewood Public Schools (LPS). The complaint…

2 years ago

Lakewood’s Looming Fiscal Cliff (a Different One This Time)

It's not often that I get a chance to browse through school board agendas but once in a while I…

2 years ago

Lakewood Macher Sends Out Email Defending Private Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Schools In Backlash To New York Times

On Sunday the New York Times published an article called, "In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush With Public Money."…

2 years ago

More Chutzpah in Lakewood

Once again, Lakewood's famous special education school is in the news. NJ Education Report has extensively covered the School for…

2 years ago

Lakewood School Board Re-Ups Lawyer’s ‘Obscene and Immoral’ $600K Per Year Contract

Last week the Lakewood Public Schools District reappointed Michael Inzelbuch to continue on as its attorney through June 2023 at…

3 years ago

Jersey City and Lakewood: Not So Perfect Together When It Comes Schools and Property Taxes

Jersey City and Lakewood's public school districts couldn't be more dissimilar. The former, New Jersey's second largest district, educates 33,000…

3 years ago

Do You Want The Good Lakewood News First Or the Bad Lakewood News First?

Let’s start with the good news. District Attorney Michael Inzelbuch has stopped siphoning more than $1 million dollars of taxpayer…

3 years ago

Lakewood Settles Case With Administrator Who Served as a ‘Scapegoat’

The Lakewood Board of Education has settled the case with Helen Tobia, the district’s former supervisor who dealt, among other…

3 years ago

Lakewood Municipal Gov’t Is Using COVID Emergency Funds To Reimburse Parents for Yeshiva Tuition. Is This Kosher?

Here's a creative use of federal emergency funds intended to address learning loss suffered by low-income students during pandemic-induced school…

3 years ago

Is Lakewood Getting Squirrely with Federal Money?

Today NJ Education Report described how districts are using federal stimulus funds meant to help students catch up from 18…

3 years ago