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The Mailbag: Congratulations Parents for Progress Committee on Sweeping BOE Elections

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Jersey City Mom Asks For State Oversight Of School Board Business Administrator

By • Apr 17th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Neighborhood Association Member Urges Residents To Vote Down BoE Budget

By • Apr 16th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Councilman Steve Fulop Warns of Voter Disenfranchisement

By • Apr 16th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Jayson Burg on Why He’s Running for the Jersey City Board of Education

By • Apr 11th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Vidya Gangadin on Why She’s Running for the Jersey City Board of Education

By • Apr 11th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Marilyn Roman on Why She’s Running for the Jersey City Board of Education

By • Apr 10th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Steve Fulop in Support of Vidya Gangadin, Sangeeta Ranade and Marilyn Roman

By • Apr 10th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]



The Mailbag: Vote for Vidya Gangadin, Sangeeta Ranade and Marilyn Roman

By • Apr 9th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]



The Mailbag: About Parents for Progress, a Committee Backing Three Candidates for the Board of Education

By • Apr 9th, 2012 • Category: Blog

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 [...]

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