Any close observer of Asbury Park School Board meetings witnesses the hold Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for State Education Commissioner, Lamont Repollet, continues to exert
New Jersey media is abuzz today with stories about the just-released report from the the State Commission of Investigation that finds the Schools Development Authority
You may be wondering why I’ve been paying so much attention to Asbury Park. It’s this: In 2017 when Gov. Phil Murphy chose Asbury Park’s
Last Saturday the Asbury Park Education Association sent out a survey to all staff, asking them to rank the four district administrators who applied to
Next Monday, May 24th, the Asbury Park Board of Education will interview candidates to replace out-going Superintendent Sancha Gray. Numerous sources have contacted me to
This is a letter, dated today, from Reginald Mirthil, principal of Asbury Park Schools District’s Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, to his fellow Asbury Park staff
Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These challenges are causing tensions between
My daughter attends West Side High School in Newark. A long time ago, New Jersey promised us a new $160 million school building for West
There’s been lots of chatter about news that the Governor’s Office — not Murphy necessarily but, as NJ Spotlight puts it, “top members of Gov.
On Wednesday night the Asbury Park Board of Education held its monthly public meeting. Sort of. While other districts are finding creative ways to include