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This week’s newsletter opens with a deep dive into the budget. After a month of the District illegally withholding the full document, the line-item version was finally released to NJ21st — but only the day after the BOE meeting, effectively stripping the public of any opportunity to review it beforehand. Even so, we expose the District’s familiar shell game: budgeting...

This week’s newsletter begins with the Berkeley Heights Public Schools (BHPSNJ) presentation on SAT and ACT scores, highlighting significant contradictions with state-reported data. While the new Superintendent has promised transparency and improvements, familiar issues persist: delayed and obstructed access to budget details, refusal to fund critical services such as tutoring, continued prioritization of the Mayor’s favored projects and security expenditures,...

This week’s newsletter opens with an in-depth look at New Jersey’s special education data, comparing suburban and city districts to expose deep-rooted disparities and systemic inequities in educational outcomes. We then turn to the April 8th Berkeley Heights Town Council meeting, where the Township budget quietly passed with little scrutiny. Inside, you’ll find a detailed breakdown—plus explosive remarks from former...

This week’s newsletter is packed with new insights from 2024.We kick things off with our deep dive into the recently released NJ DOE School Performance Reports. This includes our brand-new 7-District Comparison Dashboard, an Interactive School Performance Explorer, and a comprehensive review of every school in the Berkeley Heights Public School District (BHPSNJ). Next, we unveil a major release: a...

This week’s newsletter opens with the newly released 2024 statewide property tax data—complete with an interactive tool and in-depth analysis. We then turn to the March 25, 2025 Town Council Meeting, where concerned residents challenged the Mayor, Town Council, and Recreation Department on their tactics—only to be met with “ends justify the means” responses. Next, we feature two community voices:...

What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins where the 03/18/2025 BHPSNJ Budget Meeting should have: the actual BHPSNJ budget. Instead, that meeting centered on a different topic—a turf field. Despite repeated claims of urgency, the project won’t be up for a vote until 03/25/2025—one full week after the budget meeting that...

What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter begins with critical coverage of a pivotal BOE meeting, where the 2025 BHPSNJ Budget will be discussed and voted on. At the center of this discussion is Mayor Devanney’s attempt to disrupt the meeting by collaborating with the County-appointed BOE President to force the Lease...

What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week, tensions escalated between the Mayor, Town Council, and the Fire Department as the Fire Chief strongly opposed a controversial proposal to move the Fire Protection Bureau under the Building Department. The move has sparked backlash, with concerns over safety, efficiency, and potential conflicts of interest. NJ21st...

What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week was an eventful one for our school district: We cover communications from the Mayor, Town Administrator, and Recreation Committee that attempt to pressure the District into handing over its land by threatening service cuts and restricting student access to tennis courts. Board of Education Meeting (02/27/2025):...

What’s Important to Know About Our Local & State Government This Week…. This week’s newsletter opens with the School Ethics Commission’s recommendation to censure Pamela Stanley, Robert Cianculli, Jordan Hyman, Michael D’Aquila, and Joy Young for their tax-funded yet unsuccessful political hit job on Sai Akiri. Next, we dive into the latest Town Council meeting that includes heated discussions on...