Our biggest story of this week connects to our ongoing efforts to figure out key questions connected to the NJ DOE’s $58 Million Dollar move to adaptive testing as the NJ DOE disclosed that it did not create or maintain any records that explained how tests were calculated, checked for accuracy, or compared to prior tests. Additionally, based on reports from students and educators, it seems that some students throughout the 21st may have to retake portions of the NJGPA due to a glitch. We also added ou coverage on the shift to Adaptive Testing to ‘What We’re Watching’ as a hub.
The legislative focus this week in Trenton centered on the impact of AI on NJ’s energy infrastructure and health care oversight.
Landing on the locals…
In Berkeley Heights, the focus remained on a redevelopment plan wrapped in Affordable Housing language. We publish an editorial from John that asks hard questions about who really benefits from the Ordinance, and Laura provides her summary of the Council meeting that led to its passage and information about a Township employee who secured her third tax-funded position. Laura gives us another thorough summary of the BHPSNJ BOE Meeting and Shauna wraps up the week’s Berkeley Heights story with a punch back at a BHPSNJ BOE Personnel Committee report on student to admin ratios.
Moving to Summit, we reached out to their school district and requested the User Friendly Budget before their meeting. They never got back but we were still able to provide a top level look in comparing a few of this years numbers to the ACFR and the prior year’s User Friendly Budget. We also covered Summit’s Council Meeting that presented a revenue gap, rising costs, and the school budget spilling into public comments.
Lastly, there’s a school budget data easter egg on our site we haven’t pushed out yet. The link is a hint, see if you can find it.
On the Socials…
Council Members Foster and Poage announce their intention to run for Mayor
Dismantling the Redevelopment Pitch
NJ21st Responds to Residents Questions on Snyder Affordable Housing Questions
Top Three Articles for February…
Nokia Redevelopment Investigation, $16.7M Emergency Spending, and Key Questions
nj21st 2025 Property Tax Dashboards
Court Orders Berkeley Heights to Release Unredacted Emails, Finds OPRA Denial Unreasonable
|
Related Articles
This Week at NJ21st: School Budgets, School Budgets, Layoffs and School Budgets
This Week at NJ21st: Big Votes, Big Agendas, and “Affordable” Housing on the March
