The ACFR Dashboard (Part 5): The True Cost of School Security
Up to this point in our series we took a hard look at using the ACFR to determine the trajectory...
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...
Smaller Districts, Bigger System: Watchung Hills Study Examines Benefits of Regional Consolidation
Written by an Educator in our Community Five small Somerset and Morris County school districts, three of which only consist...
Fact-Checking the Flyer: Breaking Down the BHPSNJ District’s Referendum Claims
The Berkeley Heights School District is hosting several opportunities for residents to watch a presentation on the referendum. At these meetings,...
Navigating NJ School Budgets
The fourteenth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government...
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)...
Community Voices: What’s Lost When Districts Stop Promoting From Within
A wave of external hiring can lead to loss of institutional knowledge and damage the culture of a school, Written...
The Non-Partisan Litmus Test: The Rare 5-1 Vote to Reject a Nominee
The former Berkeley Heights Board of Education, heavily aligned with the local Republican machine at the time, came under scrutiny...
Berkeley Heights Teachers Union Challenges BOE on Grading Standards
According to new documents obtained by NJ21st, the Berkeley Heights Education Association (Teachers Union) filed a revised Unfair Labor Practice Charge...
Madison Public Schools Improves Elementary Report Cards
Updated report cards also have “behaviors that support learning” for parents to gain a better understanding of the whole child....