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 […]
January 28, 2019
I’ve often wondered to what degree Gov. Phil Murphy’s agenda is driven by the wonts of NJEA, New Jersey’s primary teacher union. After all, his […]
January 24, 2019
Let’s be clear: the vast majority of staff members at the New Jersey Department of Education are caring, competent people, focused on the best policies […]
January 22, 2019
Throughout Phil Murphy’s slipshod attempts to eliminate PARCC assessments I’ve always wondered whether the State Legislature would take some sort of action to maintain this […]
January 15, 2019
Less than two weeks ago a local paper reported that Trenton public schools students feel unsafe and uneducated. At about the same time an appellate court […]