Lakewood school district denies need for state takeover

Lakewood's school district rejected state claims that its funding woes deny public school students the thorough and efficient education promised by the state constitution.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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The Lakewood Township school board is urging state officials not to approve a planned state takeover of the Ocean County district, rejecting New Jersey’s argument that poor academic performance and mismanagement warrant outside control of the town’s sparsely attended public schools

In a 189-page response to the takeover bid initiated in January, the district said its performance on a state metric remains above levels that would permit a state takeover and argued …

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