Lakewood Update: HOW much Per Student?
Laura Waters
June 27, 2018
Tonight the Lakewood Board of Education has a public meeting. Board agendas are typically unrevealing — you get to see the action items to be
Does the State Have the Courage To Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?
Guest Contributor
June 15, 2018
Jonathan Shutman,Ed.D., is a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public school districts. He is presently
It’s Time for An Intervention in Lakewood
Laura Waters
June 13, 2018
Here’s the aspiring interventionist, Deputy Assistant Education Commissioner Glenn Forney, doing the hard work of setting boundaries for the Lakewood Board of Education, specifically regarding its
Rumor Mill in Lakewood Heating Up in Advance of Tonight’s Board Meeting
Laura Waters
May 30, 2018
The rumor mill in Lakewood is abuzz as the Board of Education gets ready for tonight’s meeting. If anyone can suggest some factual information, please
Guest Post: Does the Murphy Administration “Have the Courage” to Take Over Lakewood Public Schools?
Guest Contributor
May 23, 2018
Michael Hoban was an educator for 48 years, teaching at the elementary, high school and university levels. He was a university professor of mathematics for
Five Take-Aways from Lakewood’s Most Recent School Board Meeting
Laura Waters
May 17, 2018
As a public service, I just watched last week’s two and a half-hour meeting of the Lakewood School Board that, once again, was run by
“This Is Not the ‘Fairer’ New Jersey Promised by Gov. Murphy”
Guest Contributor
May 15, 2018
This is a letter from Robert Beers, Superintendent of Manville Public Schools (Somerset County) that first appeared in Central Jersey. Another budget planning cycle has
Breaking News: State “Loans” Lakewood $28 Million
Laura Waters
May 8, 2018
Late yesterday the Asbury Park Press reported that the state would accede to the request by the Lakewood Board of Education and board attorney Michael
Guest Post: Lakewood Public Schools District is “A Shell of What It Once Was”
Guest Contributor
May 8, 2018
This guest post is by Jonathan Shutman, a retired school principal and administrator who has worked in the Marlboro, North Brunswick, and Montclair public school
“You Broke Our Dreams.” Latina Mom “Talks the Truth” to Lakewood’s School Board and Lawyer
Laura Waters
May 4, 2018
“You promised to help my community but that’s not the truth,” said Alejandra Morales of the advocacy group La Voz Latina to the Lakewood Board