April 20, 2026
“Our school funding formula is broken!,” shout legislators, school leaders, special interest groups, taxpayers. Every day there’s another headline about a district forced to close […]
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April 13, 2026
A special education teacher who works at Middlesex Public School District and is a long-time NJEA member has filed an unfair labor practice against her […]
April 8, 2026
One of the signs of school district dysfunction is rapid turnover of superintendents and, once again, we turn to Asbury Park, the tiny shore district […]
April 1, 2026
Tuesday morning the New Jersey Globe published an op-ed by Newark Superintendent Roger Leon called “Newark Invests in Children, Not Soundbites.” Leon is on the […]
March 26, 2026
50CAN, the non-profit network of state-based, local leaders who advocate for improved student outcomes and opportunities, recently released its second state-by-state survey of what it […]
March 17, 2026
This is a chart compiled by 50CAN’s CEO and founder Marc Porter Magee that ranks states by average changes in scores between 2022-2024 on the […]
March 11, 2026
Lately there has been much attention paid to the Southern Surge — students in states like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee who are overcoming higher […]
March 10, 2026
This afternoon Gov. Mikie Sherrill unveiled her $60.7 billion budget, which NJ Globe says asks legislators “to appropriate $12.4 billion in formula aid for K-12 schools […]
March 2, 2026
Last week Mike Petrilli asked a state education leader why school districts in his state weren’t swiftly adopting high-quality reading materials that were proven effective […]
February 25, 2026
U.S. Senator Andy Kim is concerned about the plight of students enrolled in Asbury Park Public Schools. At a meeting last week at St. Stephen […]
February 19, 2026
From Montclair to Hackensack to Perth Amboy to Jefferson Township, we hear regular reports of school districts running out of money, sometimes due to lax […]
February 12, 2026
Almost every New Jersey governor pitches herself as an education leader, with lots of promises about improving outcomes and equity for our kids. Chris Christie […]