What the 7-District ACFR Dashboard Shows About Special Education Costs (Part 4)
This is the fourth in a series intended to help families better understand how to hold their School District spending...
nj21st 2025 Property Tax Dashboards
We have updated our Property Tax Dashboards to include 2025 Data released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs. ...
Top Three Bills to Watch in New Jersey This Week
Three bills on this week’s legislative calendar to watch…. S1772 Statewide Emergency Medical Services System Development and CoordinationSenate Health Committee...
This Week At NJ21st: School Budgets, Uncomfortable Questions, and Fact Checking Fliers
Over the past year, we have created a substantial and coherent collection of articles intended to prepare residents across NJ...
Navigating NJ School Budgets
The fourteenth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government...
National Labor Market Holds Steady; NJ Unemployment Remains Elevated at 5.4%
The labor market rolled steady nationally while NJ continues to experience higher unemployment than most other states, stubbornly continuing a...
No More “Musical Chairs”: NJDOE Tightens Grip on Preschool Enrollment
How New State Requirements for “Mixed-Delivery” Partnerships and At-Risk Prioritization Will Shape Local Districts. New Jersey’s Department of Education (NJDOE)...
John’s Notes on the 02/03/2026 Summit Common Council Meeting
Summit’s Agenda offers yet another example of a good government approach to it’s Agendas that Berkeley Heights can emulate in...
Nokia Redevelopment Investigation, $16.7M Emergency Spending, and Key Questions
John’s Notes on the 02/03/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting A resolution that initiates a redevelopment investigation for the Nokia Bell...
This Week At NJ21st: Transparency Wins, Pension Problems and a Referendum Reality Check
This week starts with a significant ruling by Superior Court Judge John M. Deitch in a case brought against Berkeley...