May 6, 2026
About two weeks ago I wrote that, amid the frantic calls to fix New Jersey’s (broken) school funding formula, we should think more strategically about […]
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November 28, 2023
On Monday Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, that will allow prospective teachers to bypass a test on […]
November 9, 2023
After a quarter-century of state control, in 2017 Newark Public Schools finally got the green light to get our district back. This was cause for […]
March 29, 2023
What Are the Free Speech Rights of a Transphobic School Board Member? Looking at Hunterdon Regional.
How much leeway does a school board member have when opining on hot-button issues–or any issues at all? This question is at the heart of […]
March 28, 2023
Back in 2018 the New Jersey School Boards Association predicted the Murphy Administration’s new school funding law called S2, which limits property tax increases to […]
January 27, 2023
What happened at last night’s Newark School Board meeting? The Board of Education plowed ahead with a clandestine renewal of Superintendent Roger Leon’s contract that […]
January 23, 2023
A “possible malfunction” of the vote tabulation system in Monmouth County led to the double counting of votes in six voting districts in four municipalities […]
November 28, 2022
Politico has analyzed the success of New Jersey school board candidates who espoused platforms decrying Covid-masking and vaccination policies and LGBTQ-inclusive student learning standards. The […]
September 20, 2022
Yesterday New Jersey’s School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission voted 5-1 to increase rates about 15% for the 2023 calendar year for those enrolled in the […]
July 26, 2022
(This is a press release.) The New Jersey School Boards Association is expressing its concern about potential increases in 2023 premiums for the School Employees’ […]
May 20, 2022
When Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new teacher health care law in 2020 called Chapter 44, leaders of the New Jersey Education Association celebrated but […]
March 25, 2022
Jersey City Addendum: How a Board Member’s Ties to the Teachers Union Can Lead to School Budget Woes
Earlier this week, in a story about Jersey City Public Schools’ habit of giving large bonuses to central office administrators, I neglected a key piece […]