I have been a member a local school board member since my daughters, now 11th-graders, were in second grade. In that time, I have been involved in education policy discussions at the local, state and national levels on issues such as the rights of LGBTQ students, standardized testing and the privatization of public education.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Planned lights at the high school sports fields are set to get brighter.
PLEASANTVILLE — The local school board race seems to have turned again on mail-in ballots, with one incumbent keeping her seat and a longtime …
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Board President Carol Houck finished first among the four candidates running for two vacant seats designated for Galloway …
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on student well-being and a potential lack of state funds to deal with pandemic-era challen…
OCEAN CITY — Last year, with challenges in multiple races for school board, many candidates were motivated by concerns about mask mandates in …
UPPER TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee on Monday joined a growing number of communities in support of a state-level parents’ bill of rights, …
OCEAN CITY — Every student deserves to be valued, heard, seen and supported.
PLEASANTVILLE — The state Schools Development Authority has approved a proposal to build a new school on Decatur Avenue for children in pre-K …
OCEAN CITY — A statewide and national argument over how and what to teach in public schools has come to Ocean City, with parents, faith groups…
PLEASANTVILLE — An esteemed diversity-and-inclusion initiative in the district could be in jeopardy of losing its leader unless the state take…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — School district and township recreation programs are getting put on a level playing field.
PLEASANTVILLE — Local teachers have drawn statewide attention for their work to diversify district curricula at Pleasantville Public Schools —…
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The longest-serving school board member in the state is retiring.
PLEASANTVILLE — The city Board of Education voted Tuesday night to conclude an investigation into Superintendent Natakie Chestnut-Lee.
‘After controversy, Ocean City school board declines to reappoint girls basketball coach’
OCEAN CITY — The local Board of Education is getting closer in its search for a new superintendent, according to information released by the d…
Years come, years go, things stay the same with the Pleasantville Board of Education. Meetings are occasions for bitter infighting over power,…
ATLANTIC CITY — City Council will hold a special meeting Friday to consider the possible removal of Municipal Utilities Authority Chairman Joh…
ATLANTIC CITY — City Council will hold a special meeting Friday to consider the possible removal of Municipal Utilities Authority Chairman Joh…
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