COVID-19

Montclair Superintendent Asks All Families and Staff to Delay Travel Plans

Montclair Superintendent Jonathan Ponds has requested that families, caregivers, and district staff, regardless of vaccination status, delay all unavoidable travel.…

3 years ago

Five Tips for Parents As Children Return to In-Person Instruction

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages 5-21…

3 years ago

Jack Ciattarelli and Toms River: Perfect Together

At Tuesday night’s debate, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli doubled down on his belief that the government has no right…

3 years ago

For the Murphy Administration, Students With Disabilities Are an Afterthought

In New Jersey-and elsewhere--students with disabilities are an afterthought during pandemic schooling. Take 14-year-old Maryah Santos of Newark, whose cognitive…

3 years ago

1,100 Toms River Students Are Stuck at Home While the Murphy Administration Ignores Pleas for Virtual Learning

Last week, by a vote of 6-3, the Bridgewater-Raritan School Board approved a resolution telling Gov. Phil Murphy to have…

3 years ago

Camden Education Fund Grants $1.23 Million to Camden Schools to Support Students with Disabilities in the COVID Era

Today the Camden Education Fund announced that it has awarded $1.23 million to public schools in Camden to build new,…

3 years ago

Politico Catalogues Leadership Failures of Murphy’s State Education Department: It’s Not Just Bussing and Toddler Masks

Politico’s Carly Sitrin has a piece today on the frantic search for school bus drivers in New Jersey. In the…

3 years ago

Newark Schools Hide COVID Spread From Families as ‘Teachers Work in Fear’

In June 2020 Newark Superintendent Roger León announced that “99.8% of Newark students were present for each day of remote…

3 years ago

Is There Really a Teacher Shortage in NJ? Let’s All Take a Deep Breath

Major media is ablaze with dire predictions about imminent teacher shortages due to pandemic stress and burn-out. Certainly, teachers have…

3 years ago

No Mazel Tov for Chris Christie’s Brother, Who Hosts Son’s ‘Super-Spreader’ Bar Mitzvah

Predictably, transmission of COVID-19 is affecting schools' commitment to in-school instruction and Chris Christie's posh school district is no exception.…

3 years ago