COVID Explainer: Will Your Child's School Have To Close?

An increasingly number of New Jersey school district superintendents are sending out letters to parents warning of school closures as…

6 years ago

Will We Bury Our Heads in the Sand or Get Serious About Covid Learning Loss?

"More than ever, it is abundantly clear there is a need for real-time data on where our children stand academically.”…

6 years ago

Sean Spiller's Ego Trip Goes All the Way to the White House!

Hey, there's nothing wrong with dreaming big. But Sean Spiller, Vice President of the New Jersey Education Association, is letting…

6 years ago

Advocacy Organizations Release Recommendations for Biden’s New Secretary of Education

During this time of immense change and uncertainty for our nation, the newly elected Biden Administration faces many important decisions.…

6 years ago

Top Union Officials Wooing Biden Share This Motto: “School Choice for Me but Not for Thee.”

Those of you who follow me know I rarely have anything nice to say out-going U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos and…

6 years ago

LILLEY: Follow the Money from NJEA to NJ Spotlight

There’s now an eighth strand in the NJEA’s close relationship with NJ Spotlight.  As detailed in Sunlight’s blog “What Has Happened…

6 years ago

This Memphis Mom (and Grandma!) Has a Thanksgiving Message for Joe Biden

Sarah Carpenter, executive director of Memphis Lift, spent much of the 2020 primary season bringing her message — her plea—for liberation…

6 years ago

This is How School Boards Victimize Parents and Their Children with Disabilities

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent…

6 years ago

“You Cannot Improve What You Do Not Measure”: Civil Rights Groups Plead for Feds to Require Standardized Testing This Spring

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, the clock is soon-to-be-Ex-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos,…

6 years ago

NJEA VP Sean Spiller’s New Dark Money Group Plans a Major Shindig While You Can’t Eat With Grandma.

Matt Friedman of Politico starts his Playbook this morning with a scoop: Sean Spiller, VP of New Jersey’s largest teacher…

6 years ago