COMMENTARY: What We Lost When We Lost Steve Sweeney
Laura Waters
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
Montclair, Where Wokeness Comes to Die: Latest on Whistleblower’s Report
Laura Waters
November 29, 2021
Montclair Public Schools District, New Jersey’s moneyed bastion of wokeness, is confronting yet a racially-charged and sexist incident mired in local corruption. Montclair Local reports
COMMENTARY: Districts Like Newark Now Have Tons of Money. Are They Using It Right?
Laura Waters
November 22, 2021
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very
Asbury Park Teachers Speak Out: ‘I Would Send My Child Here Over My Dead Body’
Laura Waters
November 18, 2021
Last Friday, in response to pleas from its membership, the leaders of the Asbury Park Education Association released the results of a Climate Survey filled
The Real Story Behind the Asbury Park Staff Suspensions
Laura Waters
November 11, 2021
Asbury Park Public Schools is again making headlines. At 2 am Friday* morning head football coach Nick Famularo was found partially clothed and inebriated with
Montclair Voters Fire Teacher Union President Sean Spiller as School District Overseer
Laura Waters
November 10, 2021
Last week Montclair voters passed a referendum on the ballot that changes the school district’s odd status as a Type 1 district, where the mayor
COMMENTARY: Murphy’s Razor-Thin Win Reveals Elitism of ‘Progressive’ School Politics
Laura Waters
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,
New Ad Campaign Aims to Educate NJEA Members About Their ‘Controversial’ Leaders
Laura Waters
November 3, 2021
In a blog posted on its website this morning, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey announced it was investing in a digital ad campaign
Q&A: Meet the Team Behind the Local Foundation Pushing for Educational Innovation
Laura Waters
October 29, 2021
Three years ago Kyle Rosenkrans, a first-generation college graduate, civil rights lawyer, law professor, and public policy advocate, founded the Newark-based New Jersey Children’s Foundation.*
Murphy Coasts to the Finish Line with Skids Greased by NJEA
Laura Waters
October 27, 2021
Major funding for NJ Spotlight News provided by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey Education Association, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group,