State School Funding

Politico Confirms Murphy’s Education Department Beset by ‘Accountability Crisis’

New Jersey is widely heralded for its Abbott Preschool Program, a linchpin of the Abbott rulings intended to provide equity…

3 years ago

This NJ School District Will Pay a No-Show Employee $1.1 Million

Last week we reported that New Jersey school administrator Nicholas Sacco, who retired five years ago from his position as…

3 years ago

District Lawyer’s Salary of $700K Is the Only Thing That’s Not ‘Thorough and Efficient’ in Lakewood

In a blow for Lakewood’s public school students and a loss (sort of) for district administrators, Department of Education Commissioner…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Flawed Research from Jersey Jazzman and NJ Policy Perspective Aligns With NJ Teachers Union’s Agenda

Once again, more flawed research was just published by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) and Mark Weber, Ph.D., (a.k.a Jersey…

3 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Under Gov. Murphy Is Government by and for the Public Unions

I could not have said it better.  Supporting the NJEA’s early endorsement of Gov. Murphy, NJEA Vice President-elect Steve Beatty…

3 years ago

What’s Good Enough for Asbury Park Students Isn’t Good Enough for the Top Brass: Asbestos, Anyone?

What is the Asbury Park School Board thinking? It’s awfully hard to tell and its nine members are not a…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Are Lakewood School District Students Still Getting ‘Cheated’?

Last week at its public meeting the Lakewood Board of Education approved a long list of out-of-district placements for students…

3 years ago

The Big Reveal: This is Why the Anti-Choice Crowd Wants to Stop Newark’s Charter School Expansion

When the New Jersey State Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that seven public charter schools in Newark could go…

3 years ago

Court Upholds Newark Charter Expansions, Thwarting Attempt to ‘Kick Out Students From the Schools They Love’

Today, the NJ State Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the Commissioner of Education’s 2016 decisions to expand seven high-performing…

3 years ago

NEWSFLASH: Ciattarelli, Murphy’s GOP Challenger, at Odds With NJ Teacher Union Leaders

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy, has reached an impasse with leaders of the New Jersey Education…

3 years ago