Should N.J. Schools Offer Hondas or Cadillacs?
Laura Waters
May 21, 2009
As if the deferral of school aid payments and the loss of preschool money wasn’t enough bad news for local districts, it’s looking like the
Preschools Get Cut
Laura Waters
May 20, 2009
According to the Star-Ledger, State Treasurer David Rousseau announced yesterday that one of the ways that Corzine is balancing the budget is by eliminating the
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
New Jersey Preschools: The Most Expensive in the Country
Laura Waters
April 8, 2009
A new report is out today on national preschool costs and access, courtesy of The Rutgers-based National Institute for Early Education Research. Right now 38
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