December 1, 2021
I know I’m late to the party but I join others in mourning the loss of Steve Sweeney as President of the New Jersey State […]
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November 8, 2021
Heck, I leave for a week (to welcome my first grandbaby to the world!) and all hell breaks loose. Phil Murphy’s re-election is a squeaker, […]
October 14, 2021
Why do “school choice” advocates never advocate eliminating school district boundaries/funding schools by local property tax and allowing poor, Black students to attend white, wealthy […]
October 5, 2021
Anyone who reads my commentary knows that I’m a proponent of school choice, high standards and aligned assessments, school district transparency, and fair school funding. […]
September 27, 2021
Last week Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Foundation of New Jersey reported on how the New Jersey Education Association had backed NJEA President Sean Spiller’s […]
September 15, 2021
Seven months ago, before the Delta variant of COVID-19 reversed hard-won decreases in disease transmission, Gov. Phil Murphy issued a mandate that “all students will […]
September 14, 2021
As children return to school after an unprecedented year of learning disruption, we face huge challenges in getting students back on track. While some parents […]
September 8, 2021
Last week’s Star-Ledger had a heart-breaking story about the Almazan family of Wanaque, New Jersey. Eight-year-old Jayden is slated to start school tomorrow but his […]
August 31, 2021
Yesterday the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article about the beautiful new $133 million Camden High School building, which will house 1,200 students. And that’terrible news. […]
August 30, 2021
“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt,” said Mark Twain, but that riverbed is where our mulish Governor has planted his flag. It was back […]
August 24, 2021
As the number of COVID pediatric infections and hospitalizations in New Jersey rises due to the Delta variant and the the Centers for Disease Control […]
July 27, 2021
In June Gov. Phil Murphy decreed that this September all schools must provide in-person full-time instruction and the days of virtual learning are over. “I […]