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Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Reader says the BOE got up night after night and assured us all that we were wrong about increased school enrollment

“Don’t forget Rurik, Jim and company (BOE) who got up night after night and assured us all that we were wrong – – we were volantis – – we were naysayers – – and that he and his wife and other seniors like him would move into these slums and life would be beautiful for us all.

And don’t forget the developers in town who are building these monstrosities and laughing all the way to bank over the ineptitude of the Village.

And don’t forget, while the betrayal started with Arohnson and the Puke, the betrayal continued with the current council when it sold out the Villagers who had used their own resoucres to file a lawsuit and stop these monstrosities, after having run on a platform of saying they would contain these slums from being built.”

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by James — 4 Comments

Reader Worries About Ridgewood Schools Huge Debt Plan

“The village has a NEW “THREE AMIGOS PROBLEM”, Brogan, Wilson, and Morgan.

It appears that the village has a NEW “THREE AMIGOS PROBLEM”, Brogan, Wilson, and Morgan.

Posted on July 31, 2019July 30, 2019 by James — 28 Comments

Ridgewood BOE Admits New Apartment Complexes will Increase School Enrollment

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Ridgewood NJ, during Mondays Ridgewood BOE meeting ,Business Administrator Antoinette Kelly summarized a review undertaken with a consultant last school year of the district transportation budget, routes, eligibility, etc. Using Google Maps, the study determined whether the current routes were an accurate reflection of the needs for qualified students.

Posted on July 28, 2019July 27, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Reader says , “the government should get out of the education system altogether”

Nothing wrong with that. Managing a school system, especially the one as big as Ridgewood’s, is enormous responsibility. It should be compensated in line with free market rules.

I’d argue the government should get out of the education system altogether. Any artificial floors or ceilings government rules create cause more harm than good. For example the Teachers Unions that reduce competition. Getting promotions with tenor has been practically eradicated in the private sector. It’s role-based promotions now, given to best applicants. Not so amongst teachers.

Posted on July 28, 2019July 27, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Calls to Abolish NJ’s School Development Authority in Wake of Staffing Scandal

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Parsippany NJ, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-26) demanded the Legislature take action on her bill to abolish the School Development Authority (SDA) and place school construction responsibilities under the Department of Treasury, after the state was forced this week to fire 30 SDA employees whose hiring violated state ethics guidelines

A-5330, introduced by the Assemblywoman after the SDA staffing scandal broke in April, will transfer all school construction responsibilities now handled by the troubled agency to the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of Treasury. Assemblywoman DeCroce noted that her legislation will provide the Governor and Legislature more direct authority to control school construction activities, while allowing the state Economic Development Authority (EDA) to retain its responsibility for the financing of school construction projects.

Posted on July 27, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting on Monday July 29th, 5-7pm in the Ed Center

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Ridgewood NJ, 29 July, 2019 5:00PM – 7:00PM the Ridgewood Board of Education will host a Board of Education Meeting at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place.

The Board of Education is seeking qualified applicants for a vacant seat as of July 30, 2019.

Details and the application may be found on the district website at

https://www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/cms/one.aspx…

Applications are due to the Office of the Board Secretary by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3.

Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by James — 6 Comments

Governor Murphy ends school Superintendent Salary Cap

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Ridgewood NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation ending the cap on school superintendent salaries in New Jersey. The Democratic governor signed the measure baring the state Department of Education from setting maximum salaries for superintendents and sets guidelines for school executive contracts to limit or standardize bonuses, golden parachutes and other fringe benefits.

Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie had implemented a $175,000 cap on superintendents in 2011, citing what he called high salaries and generous perks in superintendent contracts. The cap was raised to $191,584 in 2017, with incentives to earn more if school chiefs stay in the same district.

So who wants to guess how long it will take for the Ridgewood Board of Education to raise the salary of our schools superintendent?

Posted on July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) Terminates 30 SDA employees

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Trenton NJ, The interim director of the state Schools Development Authority (SDA) today notified around 30 unqualified SDA employees that they no longer work at the embattled state authority.

Those dismissed in the aftermath of the era of former director Lizette Delgado, included many whom she hired, including the director of personnel, projects manager, deputy chief of staff and press secretary.

The firings comes in conjunction with new findings related to two outside legal reviews of the SDA.

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 11 Comments

The Ridgewood Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill a seat on the Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewood NJ,BOE vacancy notice: The Ridgewood Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill a seat on the Ridgewood Board of Education that will be vacant as of July 30, 2019. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Board member Christina Krauss.

The Board member term will run from the expected date of appointment in September to the April 21, 2020 Annual School Election.

Interested residents may pick up an application packet in the Office of the Board Secretary at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place. The application may also be downloaded from the Ridgewood Public Schools website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.

Posted on July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 by James — 14 Comments

Plan to Squash Public Discourse of Ridgewood Board of Education Policy Falls Apart

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Ridgewood NJ, The home of Ms. Jeanne Thiesen is on the market in Ridgewood this morning, Open House today at 385 Colonial Road. Looks like her plan to rally the troops and squash the voices of anyone who objected to the BOE’s shenaningans has failed.

Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Jersey Ranks 14th in the 2019’s States with the Most Student Debt

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Ridgewood NJ, With several candidates for the 2020 presidential election proposing the cancellation or refinancing of America’s massive student debt load, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s States with the Most and Least Student Debt as well as accompanying videos.

To determine the states that are friendliest toward student-loan debtors, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. The data set ranges from average student debt to unemployment rate among the population aged 25 to 34 to share of students with past-due loan balances.

Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

The Ridgewood Board of Education is Seeking Qualified Candidates to Fill Vacant Board Seat

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill a seat on the Ridgewood Board of Education that will be vacant as of July 30, 2019. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Board member Christina Krauss.

The Board member term will run from the expected date of appointment in September to the April 21, 2020 Annual School Election.

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Lacrosse Star Jackie Wolak Named National Player of Year

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Ridgewood NJ, Jackie Wolak of Ridgewood named National Lacrosse player of the year. The Notre Dame-bound senior scored 79 goals to go with 42 assists, 135 draw controls, 50 caused turnovers and 106 ground balls. She finished her career, which included two seasons at Saddle River Day , with 492 points and as the New Jersey Player of the Year.

Ridgewood finished ranked No. 6 in the Mid-Atlantic region and No. 11 nationally, according to the Nike/US Lacrosse rankings.

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

CPAs Agree U.S. Student Loan Debt is a Financial Crisis

Student Loans Weapons of Mass Financial Destruction

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ROSELAND NJ, More than 80 percent of 623 certified public accountants polled in June by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) said they either “strongly agreed” or “somewhat agreed” that student loan debt at $1.6 trillion in the United States is a financial crisis. More than 75 percent of respondents considered student loan debt in New Jersey to be a “major problem.”

Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Pilot Program to Assess Value of Later Start Times in NJ High Schools Receives Final Legislative Approval

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Ridgewood NJ, As New Jersey high schools continue to rank top in the nation, legislators are hoping to encourage even better academic outcomes with more emphasis on student health. Given the connection between more sleep and improved academic performance, Assemblywomen Mila Jasey, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Carol Murphy have sponsored legislation to assess how pushing back high school start times to 8.30am could be beneficial. The bill was given final legislative passage by a 72-0-3 vote in the full Assembly Thursday.

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