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

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. 

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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.

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May 26, 2009 - Story from the Asbury Park Press

Residents pan state plan to merge schools

Assemblyman gets earful from an unhappy crowd

SPRING LAKE  — It didn't take long for Assemblyman Joseph Cryan to figure it out: The people of this community, at least those who attended a forum Tuesday night on school consolidation, are not eager to consolidate.

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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.