Marie Corfield Posts

2014 was a watershed year for public education. While there were plenty of knuckle-headed 'reform' policies and decisions, there were also some big wins, a lot of small victories and the beginnings of a shift in public opinion. So, let's take a walk down memory lane and look back on the good, the bad and the 'reformy'.

Apartheid is alive and well in New Jersey and around the country, as scores of black and brown children living in high poverty are being discriminated against, their schools closed, their neighborhoods up-ended, and their voices silenced. And yet the mainstream media is perfectly content to ignore it.

As someone who is rarely at a loss for words, I’m struggling to find some that can express how I feel about all that has transpired this week. For those of you who missed it, Corfield for Assembly was voted the number one grass roots campaign on the DLCC’s list of Emerging Races for 2012. And it happened because you made it happen. So here are some words that speak to how I’m feeling… Gratitude. Apologies in advance if I fail to men...

Marie Corfield is the Democratic candidate for the LD-16 Assembly Special Election. By disclosure, virtually everyone of the writers here at Blue Jersey is actively working on her campaign - including me. She's a force of nature, and this is a very vigorous campaign in a winnable newly-configured district. - RosiThis week my opponent, Tea Party-endorsed Donna Simon, tried to hide from her vote against women's health. While I agree with her on the need to raise awareness regarding breast cancer, I question her actions voting against funding for women’s health incl...