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KIPP Educator Wins Amazon Teacher of the Year

When high-school computer science teacher Harold Brown walked through the doors of KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy (NCA), his colleagues surprised…

3 years ago

Newark Student: ‘Covid Turned Me Into a Mental Health Activist and My School Listened’

Dashawn Sheffield, a rising 11th-grader at Uncommon Schools' North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark, explains why he…

3 years ago

16 Ways Your School District Should Spend Its Federal Stimulus Money

Marguerite Roza, Director of the Edunomics Lab and Research Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and national…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: Post Pandemic, Will the DIY Education/Homeschooling Trend Continue?

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her here (www.lauramckenna.com). This article was originally…

3 years ago

New Online Hub Helps Districts ‘Buy Back Time’ for Students

Today JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, launched a centralized multimedia platform to assist…

3 years ago

This Newark Public School Makes It Work by Nurturing Parent Partnerships

Newark’s Roseville Community Charter School has accomplished a mighty feat: Keeping students and families engaged through the most disruptive school…

3 years ago

ARONSOHN: 180 Nations Discuss Human Rights of People With Disabilities but America Is Missing

Paul Aronsohn, who comes from a family with disabilities, is New Jersey’s Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities…

3 years ago

‘State of Emergency’ or ‘Not a Failure’? Dueling Takeaways on Learning Loss at State Board of Education Meeting

There was some dissension yesterday during the New Jersey State Board of Education meeting. Vice President Andy Mulvihill, upon hearing…

3 years ago

This Educator Says New Jersey’s Backlash Against Testing Is Hurting Our Neediest Students

Did you know that in New Jersey only 47% of adults read at middle school-level? In Essex, Hudson, and Passaic…

3 years ago

BODENHEIMER: Weingarten’s Political Theater On School Reopenings Is a Slap in the Face to Parents Like Me

This is a guest editorial by Rebecca Bodenheimer. It first appeared in The Grade, a media watchdog project dedicated to…

3 years ago