Lamont Repollet

COMMENTARY:Three Ways Gov. Murphy Can Resuscitate his Education Department

I’m tired of writing about the ineptitude of the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education. And now I’m (almost!) tired of…

2 years ago

Mt. Olive Superintendent’s Second Shift at Kean University Puts Student Teachers in a Bind

Mount Olive Superintendent Robert Zywicki was in the news last month when his school board put him on administrative leave…

2 years ago

NAEP, San Francisco, and Murphy’s Approach to ‘Social Justice’

Who knew New Jersey was an educational trend-setter? Yesterday Jay Mathews at the Washington Post described how pandemic accommodations that…

2 years ago

Murphy’s Education Department Is Holding Student Learning Data Hostage from Parents, Teachers, and Schools

Yesterday we reported that New Jersey students, according to the highly-regarded NAEP tests, have suffered steeper drops in math and…

2 years ago

Inside Scoop From Yesterday’s State Board of Education Meeting With Murphy Administration Stuck on the 64 Floor

At yesterday’s State Board of Education monthly public meeting, the 64 Floor legacy of Gov. Murphy’s former commissioner Lamont Repollet…

2 years ago

As Top Staffers Depart, Murphy’s Education Department is Strained, Understaffed, and Lacking ‘Institutional Knowledge’

Kevin Dehmer, a 16-year veteran and leader at the Murphy Administration’s Department of Education, handed in his resignation letter late…

2 years ago

Play (Foot)Ball! Or, Miracle in Asbury Park

Last Friday Asbury Park Superintendent Rashawn Adams announced the varsity football team, the Blue Bishops, would forfeit their first game…

2 years ago

Newark District’s Deal With Private Investor Falls Through and Superintendent Knew About Malfeasance

On Friday Summit Assets, a private investing group that had a contract with Newark Public Schools to build a new…

2 years ago

Asbury Park School Board Throws More Money at the Repollet Tree

Asbury Park Public Schools District had its monthly school board meeting last week. One item jumped out at several staff…

2 years ago

COMMENTARY: These Three NJ Schools Defy Murphy Administration’s Push for Low Standards

Hindsight is golden but here’s what we know: School closures and remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year were academic…

2 years ago