RICCARDS: It’s Time for Parents to Speak Louder in Local School Issues
Patrick Riccards
February 11, 2022
If only I had known that I was a candidate canary in the school board coal mine … It was only a few years ago
Lakewood Settles Case With Administrator Who Served as a ‘Scapegoat’
Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
The Lakewood Board of Education has settled the case with Helen Tobia, the district’s former supervisor who dealt, among other responsibilities, with non-public school students
Asbury Park Update: Superintendent Has Egg On His Face
Laura Waters
January 5, 2022
Administrative Leaves: Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, that the Board approves the return dates of the staff on administrative leave with pay of the
The Real Story Behind the Asbury Park Staff Suspensions
Laura Waters
November 11, 2021
Asbury Park Public Schools is again making headlines. At 2 am Friday* morning head football coach Nick Famularo was found partially clothed and inebriated with
Montclair Voters Fire Teacher Union President Sean Spiller as School District Overseer
Laura Waters
November 10, 2021
Last week Montclair voters passed a referendum on the ballot that changes the school district’s odd status as a Type 1 district, where the mayor
New Jersey School Boards Group Reprimands National Office for Calling Angry Parents ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Staff Writer
November 10, 2021
On September 29th the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which it claimed was “on behalf of our state
Local Advocates for Low-Income Students Demand ‘Urgent and Immediate’ Support from School Board
Staff Writer
October 26, 2021
Last Thursday Every Child Valued (ECV), the non-profit that partners with the Lawrence Township Public Schools to improve educational outcomes for low-income children of color
South Orange-Maplewood Rushes to Enact Moratorium on Out-of-School Suspensions. What’s Really Going On?
Laura Waters
October 19, 2021
Last night, four hours into the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education public meeting, President Thair Joshua introduced an “urgent” resolution that had not been on
Toms River Parents on Mask Mandate: ‘Phil Murphy Is Not Our Baby Daddy’
Staff Writer
August 20, 2021
First it was Wall Township. Then it was Holmdel. And now Toms River Board of Education, overseeing New Jersey’s seventh largest district, is demanding that
Everyone Will Wear Masks At All Times in South Orange-Maplewood Schools
Staff Writer
August 5, 2021
South Orange-Maplewood School District has just announced a strict mask policy—although officials would prefer that Gov. Phil Murphy issue an in-school mask mandate to spare