March 19, 2019
I’ll bet you know that the pace of charter school growth has slowed throughout the country. But you may not know that while approvals of […]
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March 13, 2019
Let’s say you’re a New Jersey parent of a current 10th grader. Your child, like one-third of New Jersey students, took Algebra 1 in 8th […]
March 8, 2019
Everyone’s talking about the exodus of experienced and qualified staff members at the Schools Development Authority, a product of nepotism directed by Murphy appointee Lizette […]
March 5, 2019
Today Gov. Phil Murphy gave his 2019 budget address. He’s proposing, as part of this 38.6 billion spending plan, an additional $351 million as the […]
February 28, 2019
Yesterday I wrote that the nepotism and subsequent dysfunction within certain state departments (looking at you, Department of Education) is not a bug but a […]
February 27, 2019
Various news outlets are reporting on a second scandal (the first was Al Alvarez) at the School Development Authority, the agency that manages about $11 […]
February 22, 2019
True confession: I started writing a post a few days ago on the demise of an important piece of legislation, Senate Bill 3381, that would […]
February 21, 2019
Last week I wrote about the disparities in pay between rank and file educators and those who work in the offices of NJEA, N.J.’s largest […]
February 15, 2019
When my younger daughter was in eighth grade, she and her classmates had to give a short speech about themselves. The topic she chose was […]
February 7, 2019
At 1:00 today, the the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will consider Bill 3381, sponsored by Senator Teresa Ruiz, who is Chair of […]
February 6, 2019
Check out my new column in The 74. It starts here: Phil Murphy won his New Jersey governorship in 2017 by promising progressive action on […]
February 1, 2019
You have to give him this: Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet didn’t waste any time. Governor Phil Murphy appointed him on January 29, 2018. Ten days […]