That’s the topic of my post today at WHYY’s Newsworks: Many of us are preoccupied with behind-the-scenes election questions this week. Does the panicky Obama
My post today at WHYY’s Newsworks is called “Camden’s Rejection of Private School Managers Highlights Bigger Debate Over Urban Education. Here’s the first part: Over
What to make of the debacle in Camden last week when the School Board there, considering four proposals to build new schools, declined to approve
Not so much, according to today’s NJ Spotlight. In fact, fewer candidates are filing for spots on boards that chose to move elections to November.
Chester Finn comments on “a fascinating tidbit” from Arne Duncan’s new Race To The Top heat, which is directed at individual school districts rather than
When school boards choose superintendents there’s typically consensus among members. Lengthy sifting of resumes, multiple interviews, collaboration, and a shared vision of educational needs usually
On Tuesday I looked at the peculiar antics at Lakewood Public Schools, where the Board shifted to November elections and then, at a meeting where
My piece today at WHYY Newsworks looks at the factors that led to a dramatic turnaround for a long-sought piece of legislation. Check it out!
For seventy-three (lonely) New Jersey school districts, today is election day. In early February the State Legislature passed a bill allowing school boards to bypass
According to the latest tally from New Jersey School Boards Association, 401 school districts, out of the 538 who are eligible, have passed resolutions that