Letters to the Editor on New Jersey School Funding
A letter reflects on the intense public focus on New Jersey schools over recent months, praising teacher pupil relations as the foundation of education and urging continued community support for public education despite political and tax conflicts. It notes teachers have long led efforts to improve the system and stresses education extends beyond classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Walter J. O'Brien
NJEA
Colonial Jersey and New York in 1776 British arrival and independence events
In July 1776 British forces surrounded New York and moved troops as the Continental Congress declared independence. Admiral Howe arrived with ships and troops, while the Declaration was publicly read in Philadelphia and Trenton. The piece notes local reaction, uprising symbols, and calls for commitment to education amid wartime events.
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New York
New Jersey
Continental Congress
Richard Howe
Staten Island
William Howe
Admiral Howe
Hudson River
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Pennnsylvania Committee of Safety
Old Lyons Farms
Howe
America
Abraham Clark
Elizabethtown
Constitutional Gazette
Philadelphia
State House
United States of America
John Nixon
Trenton
Princeton
Washington
Racial balance in schools questioned by letter writer
A reader challenges claims that racial balance in New Jersey schools is mandated by law. Cites Civil Rights Act Sec 401 and state precedents, argues forced integration illegal, urges court order if race-based assignments are pursued, and questions “What Law?” in a time of neighborhood school pride.
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Law Library
Trenton
N.J
Congress
Hillside
Roselle N. J
Hillside School Board
U. S
United States
Burke
Calls for resignations as board meetings canceled
A reader urges resignations after July 6 board meeting was canceled for lack of members. He recalls past promises to implement policies and notes three meetings with only four members present, urging a results oriented, attendance driven Board.
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Board of Education
Taxpayer voices oppose racial balancing in school choice
A reader argues that taxpayers should control school policy and contest open enrollment, claiming forced racial balancing fails and that families should choose neighborhood schools. The letter contends politics and judges should yield to community needs while deferring broader debate.
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Byers
Red Nations and Captive Peoples in Cold War Politics
The piece argues that the Russian empire expands by dissolving national movements in Eastern Europe and names Ukraine as a case. It cites Captive Nations Week Law 89-90, Eisenhower era, and questions potential additions like Angola or Italy in the expansionist agenda.
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Russia
Ninotchka
Karamazov
Dr. Zhivago
Olga Karbit
Red Russia
Ussr
Yalta
Roosevelt
Ukraine
Kozak
Muscovy
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Angola
Italy
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