special education

New Spotlight Column: Revamping NJ’s Special Education System

Everyone’s beating up on New Jersey’s special education system.Earlier this year a federal district court judge approved an agreement that…

11 years ago

Lakewood Gets a Fiscal Monitor

Yesterday NJ Spotlight   reported on the sorry fiscal condition of Lakewood Public Schools (Ocean County). On Friday Commissioner David Hespe…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: NJ School Boards Weight in on NJ’s Segregated Special Education System

It starts here: Johnny Falotico, a teenager from Berkeley County in Ocean Township, has multiple disabilities that inhibit his ability…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: NJ’s Special Education Segregation Habit

At Newsworks:  Last month a federal court ruled that New Jersey's public school system unlawfully segregates children with disabilities in…

11 years ago

Private NJ Special Education School Faces Two Lawsuits

The Star Ledger reports today that a realty company has sued Somerset Hills School, a private school for boys with…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: Sneak Peek at NJ Statehouse Education Agenda

Welcome back and a happy new year to all my wonderful readers. Here's the beginning of my column today at…

11 years ago

NJ DOE Uncountable at Special Education Accountability Hearing

Yesterday the Assembly Education Committee heard testimony from the state auditor and New Jersey School Boards Association about the lack…

11 years ago

NJ Assembly Hears About “Wasteful Spending” on Special Education

The NJ Assembly Education Committee is hearing testimony today from DOE staffers about “wasteful spending” in NJ’s industry of private…

11 years ago

Newark Update: Universal Enrollment Collaboration among Traditionals and Charters is a Go

Newark Public Schools announced a new initiative earlier this week: traditional public schools and charter schools will collaborate on a…

11 years ago

NJ School Ethics Commission Member Resigns Because of Unethical Behavior

Jerome Amadeo has resigned from the New Jersey School Ethics Commission after a Star-Ledger expose on corruption within NJ’s private…

11 years ago