school boards

Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members

Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These…

4 years ago

LILLEY: Sean Spiller’s Dual Role as Montclair Mayor and Union VP Is a Massive Conflict of Interest in School Reopening Battle

NJEA Vice President and Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller’s massive conflict of interest has reared its ugly head at precisely the…

4 years ago

OPINION: The Deck Is Stacked Against Parents Advocating for Their Kids

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and…

4 years ago

Breaking: Montclair Schools District Is Suing Teachers Union for Refusing to Show up for Work

This just in from Montclair Local: The union representing Montclair’s teachers — locked in a dispute with the school district…

4 years ago

This is How School Boards Victimize Parents and Their Children with Disabilities

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent…

4 years ago

My Son Spends Hours Watching “The Office” During His “Full Day” of Remote Instruction.

I knew something was wrong when, during what was supposed to be a full day of remote learning, my thirteen-year-old…

4 years ago

Resolution of Gun Incident at Asbury Park High School

This past March NJ Left Behind broke news that a student at Asbury Park High School was caught with a…

4 years ago

Former Jersey City School Board Prez Indicted: From Small-Time Crook to Big-Time Crook?

Twenty months ago NJLB reported on then-Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’ shady use of campaign money he…

4 years ago

Did Murphy and NJEA’s Excellent Adventure Hit a Pothole?

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy celebrated his victory -- signing a Legislature-approved nine-month budget of $32.7 billion that includes his millionaire’s…

4 years ago

After a Decade of Opposing Voucher Programs, I’m Wondering If I Was Wrong

This is the first in a series of three pieces on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and…

4 years ago