COVID-19

NJ Assembly Members To Murphy’s Ed Department: What’s the Plan? Our Kids Can’t Wait.

Yesterday the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee held a hearing on Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed $48.9 billion budget and, at…

3 years ago

These New Jersey Parents Are Breaking Up With the Democratic Party–And It’s All About Schools

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal ran a feature story on New Jersey voters who, once loyal Democrats, are so frustrated…

3 years ago

ANALYSIS: Two Percent of Newark 4th-Graders Will Meet Expectations in Math. Do We Blame Covid or Newark Leaders?

Last week news broke that 98% of Newark fourth-graders are not expected to meet state expectations in math this spring.…

3 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Are Trying To Pretend COVID Learning Loss Didn’t Happen and That’s Hurting Kids

In an article entitled “In-Person Classes Boost Test Scores,” the Wall Street Journal reports that American students are scoring lower on reading and…

3 years ago

Fewer Than 6 Percent of Newark District Students Will Reach Proficiency in Math

Newark Public Schools District just released the most recent scores on the in-district assessments that measure student learning. According to…

3 years ago

Camden Partnership Finds Low Confidence and Misinformation about COVID Vaccines Among City Residents

Parents Invincible is a partner of the Camden Health Coalition of Healthcare Providers. Together they have been gathering information from…

3 years ago

KEANE: NJ Legislators, Vote ‘No’ on Proposal to Replace Snow Days With Virtual Learning Days

Rachel Keane of West Orange is a registered nurse and mother of two children, ages 2 and 5. This was…

3 years ago

‘Why Is Gov. Murphy Not Expanding Well-Performing Schools?’

Mariclare Rivera is a Kearney resident and parent of four; three of whom attend Hudson Arts & Science Charter School.…

3 years ago

ELIAS: In Order To Raise the Odds of Student Success, Let’s Work for the Common Good on Common Ground

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers in New Brunswick and is on the Leadership Teams of…

3 years ago

New Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: Most New Jerseyans Are Done With Mask Mandates in Schools

According to the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, two-thirds of New Jerseyans agree with lifting school mask mandate, most comfortable returning to…

3 years ago