In his “Reflections” column, NJSBA’s Executive Director, Dr. Larry Feinsod, provides an important perspective on the world of education.
October 17, 2017
Each year, one New Jersey local school board member is selected Board Member of the Year. NJSBA Executive Director Lawrence S. Feinsod offers reflections on the selection of this year’s honoree, Carlstadt board member Bruce Young.
October 10, 2017
NJSBA Executive Director Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod reflects on the importance of character education, and two keynote speakers who will discuss it, at Workshop 2017.
September 06, 2017
By Dr. Larry Feinsod Sept. 6, 2017 It wasn’t too long ago that many parts of New Jersey—and many of our public schools—were devastated by…
June 13, 2017
By Dr. Larry Feinsod On Saturday, after an NJSBA County Association Leadership meeting, President Dan Sinclair and I had the pleasure of welcoming new neighbors…
May 16, 2017
By Dr. Larry Feinsod I can't think of a more critical time for local school board members, administrators and parents to engage state legislators in…
December 13, 2016
By Dr. Larry Feinsod When I read the news articles alleging deceptive practices in the sale of turf fields to schools, the steam started coming…
November 22, 2016
By Dr. Larry Feinsod No matter how you voted on November 8, you have to agree that the campaign leading up to the 2016 Presidential…
August 23, 2016
UPDATE: I am delighted by the quick response to today’s column and the interest in helping public schools affected by the severe flooding in Louisiana.…
July 12, 2016
Over the past two weeks, it has been gratifying to read comments by local school leaders in response to the administration's proposed Fairness Formula—particularly the…
May 03, 2016
Sometimes—even in the high-octane, partisan atmosphere of a presidential election year—certain issues transcend politics as usual. We saw an example of that on May 2…