Quote of the Day

Laura Waters March 27, 2013

NJ School Board’s Larry Feinsod on how LIFO, or seniority-based layoffs, is “an impediment to instructional excellence”: Just as tenure was in dire need of

“Negligent” Teacher Retention

Laura Waters August 21, 2012

The Star-Ledger discusses NJ’s “landmark” tenure reform bill passed earlier this year which “enjoyed near-universal support,” but notes that “there is also a consensus among

NJSBA: LIFO is Next

Laura Waters June 26, 2012

The New Jersey School Boards Association candidly addresses some weaknesses of the tenure reform bill just approved by the State Assembly: The tenure legislation approved

Charter School Leftovers

Laura Waters May 20, 2011

On Monday the Assembly Education Committee will consider a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan that would require new charter schools to campaign for voter

Educate the Assembly

Laura Waters April 26, 2010

Some big-name coverage today of the kerfuffle between NJEA’s leadership and Gov. Christie over unsustainable school costs and the high incidence of school budget defeats

Quote of the Day

Laura Waters January 15, 2010

NJSBA believes that the Christie administration should advance concepts, such as merit pay, the elimination of lifetime tenure (essentially, a job protection), and the further

Davy Smack-Down

Laura Waters February 20, 2009

This month’s “School Leader,” NJSBA’s bimonthly magazine, mostly comprises a special section called “Regionalization: New Jersey Takes Another Look at Combining Districts.” First, Commissioner Lucille

The Consolidation Cha-Cha

Laura Waters January 22, 2009

Now that Executive County Superintendents have been ordered by the DOE to issue reports by March 2010 for consolidation of school districts, there’s lots of