school boards

Disunity in Newark As Voters Prepare to Select School Board Members

In less than two weeks Newark voters will elect three new members of their Board of Education and the stakes…

8 years ago

Here’s What’s Wrong With NJEA’s Strategy To Unseat Senate President Steve Sweeney

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this week that the New Jersey Education Association just launched a full-scale attack against long-time Democratic…

8 years ago

This is Why A Rich Town Like Princeton Needs a Charter School

(This is a guest post by Princeton Resident Liz Winslow)The following are remarks I’ve prepared for a Princeton Board of…

8 years ago

Anticipated Confrontation at Tonight’s Camden School Board Meeting Ignores Student and Teacher Needs

"All Camden High alumni should be proud of what is taking place here. It's for our children. It's not about…

8 years ago

Guest Post: Hoboken Voters Should Elect School Board Members Who Respect Parent Choice

Dear Friends,I’m writing to you, not in my capacity as President of the Board of Trustees of HoLa (Hoboken Dual…

8 years ago

Department of Chutzpah: Newark Teachers Union Start “GoFundMe” page to “Stop the War on Teachers”

Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. Here's Mike Antonucci:GoFundMe is an online fundraising site usually reserved for people with…

8 years ago

Correcting the Record: Education Law Center Gets the Facts (and Scapegoat) Wrong on District Consolidation

Yesterday NJTV asked a great question about New Jersey’s education system: why do residents, in a school system with more…

8 years ago

Christie Blames the N.J. Superintendent Cap on Teacher Unions and Says He’ll Think About it Another Day

Back in 2010 N.J. Governor Chris Christie "pretty much unilaterally,"reports today's N.J. Spotlight,  imposed a salary cap on school superintendents:…

8 years ago

Education Law Center Fights Newark’s Charter Expansion and Privileges Bureaucracy over Families

Last week Education Law Center (ELC) filed an appeal of N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe’s approval of seven charter schools…

8 years ago

PC2E’s Unity Slate Sweeps Newark School Board Election

The Newark School Board election results are in and the winners are Kim Gaddy, Tave Padilla, and Leah Owens.These results…

9 years ago