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Author: Laura Waters

NJEA VP Sean Spiller’s New Dark Money Group Plans a Major Shindig While You Can’t Eat With Grandma.

Laura Waters November 23, 2020

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Matt Friedman of Politico starts his Playbook this morning with a scoop: Sean Spiller, VP →

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A Few Questions for Lakewood’s School Board, Superintendent, and Lawyer

Laura Waters November 18, 2020

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Life is full of surprises but here’s one that blows me away: Michael Inzelbuch, attorney →

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Students are Collateral Damage In Camden Union Prez’s Fight to Save Union Jobs

Laura Waters November 17, 2020

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Keith Benson, President of the Camden Education Association, has a petition on change.org demanding that →

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Why I Went From Voucher Opponent to Voucher Advocate

Laura Waters November 16, 2020

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When I first started this blog twelve years ago as a neophyte in the education →

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We Don’t Just Need COVID Testing, Our Students Need Academic Testing Too

Laura Waters November 11, 2020

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When I was seven months pregnant with my first baby I developed a condition called →

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Resolution of Gun Incident at Asbury Park High School

Laura Waters November 10, 2020

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This past March NJ Left Behind broke news that a student at Asbury Park High →

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Something Astonishing Happened This Past Weekend And I’m Still Reeling

Laura Waters November 9, 2020

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No, it wasn’t President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ victory. It wasn’t Soon-To-Be-Former →

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As NJ Student Learning Slides, NJEA Leaders Cancel Two Days of School for a Poorly-Attended Non-Convention.

Laura Waters November 6, 2020 One Comment

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Every year I voice my disgust at the unnecessary closure of schools two days in →

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Former Jersey City School Board Prez Indicted: From Small-Time Crook to Big-Time Crook?

Laura Waters November 5, 2020 Leave a comment

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Twenty months ago NJLB reported on then-Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’ shady →

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As Lakewood’s COVID Cases Rise, Teachers Plead for Hybrid Instruction.

Laura Waters November 5, 2020 One Comment

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As far as we are concerned, 47 cases is 47 cases too many. As we →

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