The mission of C.A.R.E. is to preserve the right of home rule in Southeastern Monmouth County and to protect the well-being of our children, towns and taxpayers by maintaining local control of our schools.

LATEST NEWS

July 16, 2009 - Story from The Hub 

Sea Bright gauges impact of losing school district

Borough officials discussed the ramifications of the state's decision to eliminate the Sea Bright School District; Board of Education disbanded.

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July 1, 2009 - Story from the Asbury Park Press 

Sea Bright, Mantoloking school districts dissolved

State Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy today announced the elimination of 13 school districts, including Sea Bright and Mantoloking.

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June 22, 2009 - From NJ Legislature

Assembly Bill No. 4141 Passed, Expands County Superintendents Authority

Pursuant to N.J.S.18A:7-8 the executive county superintendent of schools has the authority to eliminate districts that are not operating schools. This bill clarifies the procedure under which these nonoperating districts will be eliminated and merged into existing school districts.

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June 11, 2009 - Story from Atlanticville Newspaper

New Jersey preps study of school consolidation
12 school 'clusters' to be studied in Monmouth

The State Department of Education is moving forward with plans to study the consolidation of school districts and will work with a handful of public colleges and universities to assess its controversial school consolidation feasibility studies.

The universities and colleges, which have not yet been named, will conduct the first few feasibility studies to ensure that they adequately answer the state's questions concerning the possible merging of its non- K-8 school districts.

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June 3, 2009 - Story from the Asbury Park Press

Merging schools panned by parents

Schools chief talks consolidation

WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth County Schools Superintendent Carole K. Morris acknowledged last night that she sees more similarities than differences in the school districts of West Long Branch, Oceanport, Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach and Shore Regional and could envision presenting the question of their consolidation to voters. 

June 3, 2009 - Editorial from the Asbury Park Press

Merger studies waste of money

ASBURY PARK PRESS EDITORIAL

Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, D-Union, told parents in Monmouth County last week he got the message that they were unhappy with the state's push to consolidate school districts. He should take that message back to Gov. Jon Corzine and tell him to scrap plans to conduct 127 feasibility studies on proposed school mergers.

Many small towns in the State of New Jersey have worked hard over the years to build schools that serve the best interest of their communities...  Schools that reflect their values and traditions while providing quality education balanced with fiscal responsibility. 

Governor Corzine and the State Legislature are trying to impose a "one size fits all" approach to educating our children in the misguided hope that it will control costs. 

C.A.R.E. does not oppose regionalization in all cases, but in our towns where we have outstanding test results, administrators committed to controlling costs and parents and citizens highly involved in the schools, it just does not make sense.