What We Covered in 2025 Part 3: Budgets, State Aid and Making the Numbers Mean Something
Budgets are typically not something that draws big numbers, but we’re working hard to change that. Two of our top articles...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 2: Schools, Rankings, and What the Data Really Says
In 2025, our reporting on education metrics continued to explain school data in a way families and residents could actually...
What the 7-District ACFR Dashboard Shows About School Costs (Part 2)
How Much of Each Per Pupil Dollar Goes to Instruction This is the second in a series intended to help...
What the 7-District ACFR Dashboard Shows About School Costs (Part 1)
This is the first in a series intended to help families better understand how to hold their School District spending...
2024-2025 7-District Dashboard – A Preliminary Look at Next Year’s School Performance Reports
Every year we provide a preliminary look at what the April School Performance reports will look like based on the...
Community Voices: Why I’m Skeptical About Launching a Charter Study
I’ve served on the nonpartisan school board, first as a member in 2023, and then as board president in 2024. That progression...
Explainer About Charter Study Commission
Jay Morreale is a candidate for the Charter Study Commission and President of the Short Hills Association. We feel this article...