VMMI Policy Perspectives

New Jersey the Beautiful

We have all heard the comments from people who live outside of New Jersey. “When I drive through Jersey, all I see are smoke stacks and factories.” Sometimes it seems that there is little we can do to convince these ‘Turnpike Critics’ that our small state is full of natural beauty, wonderful communities and is truly one of the best places to live on Eart… Read More

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Romney in a Box

Mitt Romney finds himself in quite an interesting position right now. He’s been overtaken in the national polls by Rick Santorum, as he has been several times in the past months by other candidates. Each time this has happened, the Romney machine has geared up and laid waste to the opposition with negative ads from the campaign and its affiliated Super PAC. … Read More

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Moving the School Board Elections: An Insider’s Perspective

I write about this particular topic with personal and intimate knowledge of the subject. Many people do not understand the inner workings of a school district until they have served on a local school board, donating their time and sweat equity to make their public schools the best they can be.

In April of 2008, I began serving my three-year term as an elected sc… Read More

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Governor Christie Town Hall

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending a Town Hall meeting in Denville, N.J., hosted by our beloved Governor Chris Christie. I attended with my mother, a 36-year veteran of the Denville Board of Education, in hopes of getting some much needed answers regarding the merit-based pay system proposed by Christie, in which teachers will be evaluated on a yea… Read More

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