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Share/Save Congratulations to Jersey City’s newly elected board of education members Sangeeta, Marilyn and Vidya; to the Parents for Progress committee who selected them; and, to all of the parent volunteers and to the voters who elected them. Although only three candidates could win, it was refreshing to see such an articulate, child focused slate [...]

Share/SaveThe following is an open letter sent by a Jersey City resident and mom to the Statehouse. The 2 percent tax increase for the Board of Education budget was first reported here. Respected Governor Christie, Senators Stack and Cunningham, Mayor Healy, Jersey City Council Members and Board of Education president Waterman: I write to you [...]

Share/Save In preface to this letter, residents may want to read about the Board of Education’s 2% tax increase based on a misunderstanding of state law. To the Editor: Basically, based on this [report], I would strongly urge everyone to vote NO on the budget. I feel there are means to either keep the budget [...]

Share/Save To the Editor: Tomorrow’s election is shaping up to be a tough one and, unsurprisingly, voter disenfranchisement is already occurring. Voters from several of our historical largest supporting districts recently received sample ballots showing their polling places having been relocated elsewhere – not within walking distance from their homes. The Board of Elections released [...]

Share/Save To the Editor, Why am I the Best Candidate for the JCBOE? I am running for the Jersey City Board of Education because I see things others do not see and they do not desire to do because I possess the ability to see solutions in a capacity that others often miss. The holistic [...]

Share/Save My name is Vidya Gangadin, and I have been resident of Jersey City for 20 years. I am running for a seat on the Jersey City Board of Education and I’m excited to have been selected by a committee of parents and community members from across Jersey City as one of three candidates they [...]

Share/Save Dear Editor: On April 17th I will be running for a seat on the Jersey City Board of Education with my two running mates, Vidia Gangadin and Sangeeta Ranade, as well as several other candidates. As a retiree I had the option of not running and watching from the sidelines for the next three [...]

Share/Save When people choose a place to live, one of the first things they look at are public schools. So, improving Jersey City’s school system is at the core of making our city a better place to live. A poor education does not prepare kids for the kinds of challenges they must deal with on [...]

Share/Save Dear Editor: I am writing as a longtime advocate for improving governance of our city and schools to ask Jersey City voters to support and elect Vidya Gangadin and her Parents for Progress teammates, Sangeeta Ranade and Marilyn Roman, to the Jersey City Board of Education on Tuesday, April 17th. Our schools ARE moving [...]

Share/Save Dear Editor: Chris Neidenberg’s recent stories on the Board of Education candidates have mentioned Parents For Progress, the 15-member committee who sought out Board of Education candidates to support. I want to tell you more about who we are and how we conducted our search. We are all volunteers, primarily parents but also concerned [...]