school boards

N.J. School Boards Association President Explains Why We Need to Eliminate LIFO

Larry Feinsod, President of the New Jersey School Boards Association, has a new column up that reiterates NJSBA's long-standing position…

9 years ago

Who are the Candidates for Newark School Board?

Last night was the first Newark School Board candidate forum at St. James AME Church. I wasn’t able to make…

9 years ago

N.J. Board of Education Candidates Will Belong to Any Club That Will Have Them as Members

Groucho Marx aside, here's some numbers via the Star-Ledger on school board elections today. Don't forget to vote!1,861 candidates are…

9 years ago

NJSBA Reports Status of N.J. School Districts’ Teacher Contract Negotiations

New Jersey School Boards Association just issued a report on the status of teacher contract negotiations in the state’s 579…

9 years ago

Hoboken Dual-Language Charter School Wins Fight Against Local School District

"We got approval twice already. They are not likely to prevail," she said. "We hope that the Hoboken Board of…

9 years ago

Local Charter School Fisticuffs: How About Collaborating Instead?

Mark Weber, aka Jersey Jazzman, just published a lengthy series of posts about charter schools in Hoboken, with a particular…

10 years ago

Another Argument Against Lock-Step Teacher Salary Guides

There are many arguments against the way we back-load teacher compensation, i.e., awarding small annual salary increases to newer teachers…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Column: Here’s What’s Wrong with the Way We Pay Teachers

It starts here: As children and district staff head back to school this week, policy-makers and educators continue to wrangle…

10 years ago

Ed Week on the Gender Gap on School Boards

From EdWeek: "School boards have more equitable representation of men and women than any other governing group in the United…

10 years ago

School Board Members: “Frogs at the Bottom of a Deep Well”

Late Sunday night yet another Trenton Board of Education  member resigned, leaving only four members of the nine-member, mayor-appointed group,…

10 years ago