NJ’s Charter School Politics
Laura Waters
October 7, 2011
When is a bill not just a bill? When it’s A 3582, which directs that the NJ Education Commissioner “shall not approve an application for
NJEA Sues State over Pension/Benefits Reform
Laura Waters
September 1, 2011
The New Jersey Education Association has filed suit in federal court to overturn the State Legislature’s pension and health benefits premium contributions reform bill. The
Trenton Values
Laura Waters
July 15, 2011
NJ school districts greeted the news of additional state aid with varying amounts of resentment (not enough) and celebration (Paterson, for example, will see about
NJ School Districts Get More State Aid
Laura Waters
July 13, 2011
School districts received details yesterday on increases in state aid for the 2011-2012 school year. Star-Ledger coverage here; NJ Spotlight coverage here. Total pot is
More Money for Non-Abbotts, At Least for 2012
Laura Waters
July 6, 2011
New Jersey School Boards Association reports that the additional $150 million in the State Budget for education that wasn’t vetoed by Gov. Christie will be
Number of the Day
Laura Waters
June 24, 2011
The [NJ] Democrats’ version of the budget appropriates $447 million in additional funding to the 31 poorest school districts, as the Supreme Court ordered. It
Sleeping With the Fishes
Laura Waters
June 22, 2011
SONNY (standing in front of Tom, who’s seated): No; no; no! No more! Not this time, consiglieri. No more meetin’s, no more discussions, no more
NJ Democratic Identity Crisis
Laura Waters
June 16, 2011
The New Jersey Education Association has released an expensive ad that accuses Republican Gov. Christie and Senate President and Democrat Steve Sweeney of caring “more
Oops!
Laura Waters
June 10, 2011
NJ Spotlight is reporting that there was a little mix-up by the Office of Legislative Services: turns out that the OLS’s original estimate of how
Sheila Oliver: Bring the Bill to the Assembly Floor
Laura Waters
June 10, 2011
Should local schools be responsible for negotiating employee contributions to premiums for health care or should such contributions be legislated? That’s the question before the