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…

10 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