February 23, 2022
Back in 2010 during the Christie Administration, the New Jersey State Legislature passed a bill that capped sick day retirement-payouts to $15,000 for public employees […]
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February 1, 2022
Felicia Henderson is a first-grade teacher at Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She serves as the head of the Social Justice Coordinate and […]
October 26, 2021
This is a letter (lightly edited) to Gov. Phil Murphy, written by Shanna Givens of Jersey City, who has an autoimmune disease. She pleads with […]
February 24, 2021
Jersey City Public Schools, the state’s second largest district which educates over 30,000 students, is claiming poverty: It has a projected 2021-2022 budget shortfall of […]
February 12, 2021
Essex County Superior Judge James Paganelli has just ruled in favor of the Montclair Education Association, which is challenging the Montclair Board of Education’s lawsuit […]
February 3, 2021
In a decision issued today, the New Jersey State Supreme Court ruled that it is legal for New Jersey taxpayers to pay the salaries of […]
November 5, 2020
Twenty months ago NJLB reported on then-Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’ shady use of campaign money he raised to run for his […]
August 4, 2020
Newark’s Newest Charter School Leader Is Well Equipped to Manage School Reopenings Amidst a Pandemic
“The key is a great team of committed professionals — even in the midst of a pandemic, even in the midst of uncertainty— so that […]
July 30, 2020
This is a press release written by parents from The Ethical Community Charter School (TECCS) after a virtual school board meeting where the 150 parents […]
March 21, 2019
I was a school board member for twelve years, including nine years as president. I thought I’d seen it all, including fraught negotiations with unions. […]
May 14, 2018
Donna Siminski is Director of Policy and Advocacy for the New Jersey Charter School Association with a focus on the policy issues impacting the the […]
March 27, 2018
(Joanna Garnett Raeppold is a Jersey City resident and mother of two. Her sons are in Kindergarten and 4th grade at Learning Community Charter School. […]