“Stick a Fork in it.”
Laura Waters
January 16, 2014
That’s Sen. Ray Lesniak’s gloomy prognosis for the Opportunity Scholarship Act, or the “voucher bill,” a longtime goal for Gov. Christie and a bipartisan group
Cory Booker and School Vouchers: What’s the Impact on the NJ U.S. Senate Race?
Laura Waters
August 8, 2013
Check out my new column at WHYY’s Newsworks: Politico, the widely-read political journalism site, poses this question: “Do any of Cory Booker’s Democratic opponents lay
Could Christie’s Education Agenda Be Swept in On His Coattails?
Laura Waters
July 30, 2013
Check out my new column at NJ Spotlight, which reconsiders the presumption that a Christie victory against Barbara Buono would provide no lift to fellow
Gov. Christie’s “Teeny-Weeny” Voucher Bill
Laura Waters
March 27, 2013
Read my column today at NJ Spotlight which considers NJ’s hotly-contested Opportunity Scholarship Act, or “the voucher bill.” In 1994, Gov. Christie Whitman announced a
The Politics of NJ’s “Voucher Bill”
Laura Waters
March 22, 2013
My post this week at WHYY’s Newsworks looks at the politics of NJ’s embattled school voucher bill, which has evolved from a sprawling overreach to
Christie Education Budget Reax
Laura Waters
February 27, 2013
Here’s the bottom line: Gov. Christie’s proposed state budget is $32.9 billion and includes expanding Medicaid, Hurricane Sandy relief, signing on to Pres. Obama’s Affordable
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
February 1, 2013
Alicia Grimaldi Brzycki, an advocate for children with disabilities, argues for school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship Act: If, as a nation, we choose our
What’s The Real Story Behind the Abbott/Voucher-Tinged Complaint Filed By Camden Parents?
Laura Waters
October 18, 2012
That’s the subject of my post today at WHYY’s Newsworks. This past Monday, parents of three young Camden City Public Schools students filed a class
Highlights from the NJ DOE’s Education Transformation Task Force Report
Laura Waters
September 6, 2012
Yesterday the Christie Administration released the long-awaited the Education Transformation Task Force report. As NJ Spotlight reports, the 239-page report “was a gargantuan effort, with
Quote of the Day
Laura Waters
June 28, 2012
NJ Spotlight reports this morning that the Opportunity Scholarship Act “is likely dead for the rest of the year.” “[Assembly Speaker] Sheila [Oliver] will not