Preschools Get Cut

Laura Waters May 20, 2009

According to the Star-Ledger, State Treasurer David Rousseau online pharmacy purchase topamax without prescription with best prices today in the USA announced yesterday that one

Undermining S.F.R.A.

Laura Waters April 14, 2009

Governor Corzine’s grand plan to provide all poor three and four-year-old children with publicly funded preschools is colliding with reality. Currently all young children in

Ocean County Consolidation meets the DOE

Laura Waters March 17, 2009

Bruce Greenfield, Ocean County Executive Superintendent, seems way ahead of the curve on his marching orders to offer consolidation proposals to the DOE. According to

With One Hand Corzine Giveth…

Laura Waters March 16, 2009

Was the headline writer for the New York Times having some fun when he titled John Mooney’s piece on Sunday, “Dozens of Schools to Benefit

A Modest Preschool Proposal

Laura Waters March 2, 2009

Yesterday’s New Jersey section of the New York Times features an article by John Mooney regarding public preschools, with his focus on the uncertainty surrounding

Salvaging the DOE

Laura Waters February 5, 2009

As the new data from the N.J. State Report Cards makes the rounds, the DOE is caught in the unenviable position of defending uneven test

School Officials Can Breathe Again…

Laura Waters January 27, 2009

…because it’s looking more and more unlikely that local districts will have to start up full day preschools for poor 3 and 4-year-olds this September.

Bad Forecast for Schools

Laura Waters January 21, 2009

The Star-Ledger’s Paul Mulshine, official curmudgeon and prognosticator, takes on Corzine’s reluctance to cap property taxes and predicts that school districts will see big State