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Ridgewood NJ, a review by the Office of the State Comptroller finds a majority of school districts including Ridgewood and more than one in four municipalities have failed to comply with a requirement to submit current union contracts to the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). The widespread—and growing—noncompliance undermines transparency, according to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) review, released today.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on December 6, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Regular Public Meeting on December 4, 2023
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Ridgewood NJ, in light of the recent misleading campaign initiated by Jeanne Johnson, Mary Micale, and the Teachers Union regarding administrative turnover in schools, it is imperative to set the record straight. Ms. Bender, a discerning reader on the Village Facebook groups, provided a clarifying response to Jeanne Johnson’s assertions.
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Ridgewood NJ, these are from the ELEC report of MICALE and MCHEDLISHVILI, who are endorsed by the Union. Continue reading Ridgewood Education Association Funds MICALE and MCHEDLISHVILI
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Ridgewood NJ, the hot debate in the Village of Ridgewood is whether school board trustees should have kids in school or not. While the question never arises over long term trustee Sheila Brogan who is white certain “non white” candidates and trustees have been targeted by the teacher union candidates . Sheila Brogan was also charged with and ethics violation , lost the appeal the status of which is currently being covered up the Ridgewood Board of Education.
can you say sleeping at the switch ?
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Ridgewood NJ, as previously reported on the Ridgewood blog the Ridgewood Board of Education voted to push the school day back 35 minutes at Ridgewood High School, beginning next fall.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on August 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm at the Education Center for an Executive Session and 5:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
Continue reading The Ridgewood Board of Education meets on August 29, 2022 at 5:00
NJEA and AFT upto it again
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River Vale NJ, after it was revealed that national teachers’ unions have been training and instructing New Jersey teachers to log the personal health information of students and their families in a progressive organization’s campaign app, Senator Holly Schepisi called for an investigation and urged the Murphy administration to prohibit the invasive practice.
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Ridgewood NJ, surfing the internet you find a lot of crazy stuff , from a forum on Free Republic the following thread was started about none other than Ridgewood High School :
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Ridgewood NJ, according to multiple sources Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce that all teachers including Ridgewood teachers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine this school year.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Expected to Announce NJ Teacher Vaccine Mandate
Continue reading BERGEN COUNTY VACCINATES K-12 EDUCATORS AND FACULTY
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Ridgewood NJ, in USA Today that stops just short of accusing the CDC of scientific fraud. The CDC infamously met with teachers unions before coming out with shocking “school opening” guidance that, if followed would actually inhibit getting kids back in school.
Continue reading CDC Distorts Schools Study to Benefit the Unions
“I agree that all teachers and staff should be vaccinated prior to opening the schools, especially with the uptick in cases in the Ridgewood schools over the last few weeks. Should students also have a negative test via the new in home, quick and accurate “in the box” testing kits our government is funding? I say yes and BOE should be all over this as other school districts have pushed to get students tested prior to returning to school.”
Continue reading Ridgewoood Schools Reopening Plans Comes Under Criticism
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) today announced that there is general agreement among government officials that vaccinating teachers should be a priority as soon as standards make them eligible.
