SAT Score Showdown: How Our 7 Districts Ranked Statewide
We cover proficiency scores because they are the more relevant indicator in evaluating how well schools are teaching however, there...
NJDOE 2026 Special Education Determinations: Our 7 Dashboard Districts Meet Requirements But Details Vary
The NJDOE released its 2026 Local Special Education Profiles and Determinations this week which gives us an understanding of how...
This Week at NJ21st: School Dashboard Trends, AI Student Surveillance and $2.9M Bonds
This week was packed, and it feels like we covered almost every topic, so let’s get started because there is...
7 Districts, 5 Years, 1 Dashboard: A Comparative Performance Summary
Across our 7-District group proficiency rebounded from the 2021–22 post-pandemic testing period but not evenly across subjects and still below...
Madison by the Numbers: Part 6 of Our 7-District Performance Comparison
The Sixth of Seven Reports on our 7-District Dashboard We’ll start with the housekeeping and go over the same spiel...
Benefit Burden – How Rising Health Costs Are Reshaping Madison’s School Budget
Like with every other preliminary budget in this series, please keep in mind that the numbers Madison starts with here...
NJ WARN On Track for 4-Year High: BH & Madison on the 2026 Lay-Off Radar
WARN notices signal potential job losses before they hit the ground and the impact is felt. Under Federal rules, employees...
Madison Schools Top Line Budget Primer: A Top-Heavy Spending Profile and Academic Red Flags
Madison is next on the list with our top-level budget review, that District’s meeting occurred yesterday, and just like every...
7-District ACFR Budget Comparison: Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Madison, Millburn, New Providence, Summit, and Westfield
We are very happy to present our 2026–2027 7-District Budget Hub, which features budget profiles for each district on our...
Proposed 2026-27 School Aid: How Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Other Nearby Districts Fared in New Jersey’s Budget
-Written by an Educator in the District On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill delivered her first budget address, which...